Definition of animateur
animateurs
: someone who leads and encourages participation in a particular activity and especially in a cultural or artistic activity Like other animateurs, he juggles several projects at once: last year … he was working with youth groups preparing a children's opera … at the same time, he was working with the … Community Choir as well as leading other school projects. — Edward Marriott, Music Magazine, 1 Feb. 2004
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