epigone
noun
[ ˈɛpɪɡəʊn ]
• a less distinguished follower or imitator of someone, especially an artist or philosopher.
• "the humdrum compositions of some of Beethoven's epigones"
Origin:
mid 18th century: plurals from French épigones and Latin epigoni, from Greek epigonoi ‘those born afterwards’ (based on gignesthai ‘be born’).
