epigon

• Nom désignant un successeur ou un imitateur moins talentueux d'un écrivain, artiste ou musicien éminent.

A noun referring to a less talented follower or imitator of a distinguished writer, artist, or musician.

1. Inferior imitatorC2formalart

   A person who creates work that is a lesser imitation of a distinguished artist, writer, or musician.

   Épigone (imitateur inférieur)

   • The painter was dismissed as a mere epigon of the Renaissance masters.
   • Many critics considered the novelist an epigon, lacking the originality of her predecessors.
   • The composer was labeled an epigon for closely mimicking the style of Beethoven.

   Synonymescopiercopycatfollowerimitator

   Antonymesinnovatormasteroriginatorpioneer