impressionist

UK: 'impressionist', 'Impressionist': /ɪmˈprɛʃ^ənɪst/

US: /ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst/

US: (im presh′ə nist)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•pres•sion•ist /ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst/   n. [countable]

1. Fine Art an artist who practices impressionism.
2. Show Business an entertainer who does impressions:
   the impressionist doing his imitations of the president.

adj. [before a noun]

3. Fine Art of or relating to artistic impressionism.

See -press-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•pres•sion•ist  (im presh′ə nist), n. 

1. Fine Art, Literature a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, esp. in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
2. Show Business an entertainer who does impressions.

adj. 

3. Literature, Fine Art (usually cap.) [Fine Arts.] of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Impressionism:
   Impressionist paintings; Impressionist
   artists.

• French impressionniste. See impression, -ist
• 1875–80

im•pres′sion•is′tic, adj. 
im•pres′sion•is′ti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

impressionist / ɪmˈprɛʃənɪst/ noun

1. (usually capital) any of the French painters of the late 19th century who were exponents of impressionism
2. (sometimes capital) any artist, composer, or writer who uses impressionism
3. an entertainer who impersonates famous people

adjective

1. (often capital) denoting, of, or relating to impressionism or the exponents of this style