epigone

Definitions

1. A follower or disciple.
2. An undistinguished or inferior imitator of a well known artist or their style.

Equivalents

Examples

“India is run⟳ by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.”

“While Shaler remained subordinate, he followed Agassiz’s intellectual lead⟳, often with the epigone’s habit of exaggerating his master’s voice.”

“In another twist⟳ to the myth, his Head of Department, the ageless and loathsome Vermishank, was not a plodding epigone but an exceptional bio-thaumaturge.”

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