Manggagad (en. Mimicker)

/maŋˈgaɡad/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A person who acts or speaks as if pretending or following others.

He is a mimicker who always copies his friend's style.

Siya ay isang manggagad na palaging ginagaya ang estilo ng kanyang kaibigan.

A person who enjoys humorously impersonating or copying famous personalities.

He is known for his talent as a imitator of artists.

Kilala siya sa kanyang galing bilang manggagad ng mga artista.

A person who acts like someone else for personal gain.

He becomes a mimicker when there are guests in the house.

Nagiging manggagad siya kapag may mga bisita sa bahay.

Tagalog: derived from the root word 'gagad'

Voice mimicker

A person who can imitate another's voice.

Manggagad ng boses

Style imitator

A person who copies another person's style or manner.

Manggagad ng estilo

gagad

The root word that indicates the relation to copying.

gagad

talented imitator

A person with skill in imitating or copying.

talentadong imitador

attention seeker

He's always in the spotlight, like a show-off who always wants to be noticed.

Laging siya ang nasa gitna ng eksena, parang manggagad na laging gustong mapansin.

proud show-off

He's such a braggart, always boasting about his new stuff.

Sobrang manggagad niya, parang lagi siyang nagmamalaki sa mga bagong gamit niya.

trying too hard to be cool

I don't like him, he's such a try-hard, it's like he's forcing himself to show off.

Ayaw ko sa kanya, masyado siyang manggagad, parang pilit na nagpapakitang-gilas.