apers

noun

plural of aper
as in followers
a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way they're just no-talent apers of whatever rock band has the current number one record

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apers
  1. followers
  2. imitators
  3. echoes
Noun
  • Summary An 11-year-old Ontario entrepreneur, Ashton Meyer, transformed his $10 bin cleaning side hustle into a viral success, gaining over 110,000 Instagram followers.
    — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Today, Richards has 790,000 followers on Instagram, a Sunday Times bestselling book (The Anti-Inflammatory 30-day Reset), and wellness community called Found.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of followers
Noun
  • No wonder More had so many imitators, who set about busily redrawing their own maps of the world.
    — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That’s because success begets imitators eager to compete away profits.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of imitators
Noun
  • For some supporters, there were alarming echoes of last year’s Hugo Ekitike ‘hijacking’.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Wall Street Journal's Jason Zweig, who has a comprehensive grasp of financial history and a deft touch for illuminating it, explores the echoes here.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of echoes
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“Apers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apers. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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