epigon

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

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um seguidor ou imitador menos talentoso de um escritor, artista ou músico notável. Também pode indicar, de forma geral, um sucessor inferior ou um imitador sem originalidade.

1. Inferior imitator C2 formal art

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

   • 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.

   🇵🇹Epígono

   Sinônimos: copiercopycatfollowerimitator

   Antônimos: innovatormasteroriginatorpioneer