impresario

noun

im·​pre·​sa·​rio ˌim-prə-ˈsär-ē-ˌō 

-ˈser-, 

-ˈzär-

plural impresarios

1

: the promoter, manager, or conductor of an opera or concert company

2

: a person who puts on or sponsors an entertainment (such as a television show or sports event)

3

: manager, director

Examples of impresario in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

White is the latest impresario to profit enormously from the fascination that human beings have always had with watching other human beings fight. —David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026

My Duchess is the first feature from John Gore Studios, the new outfit launched by the Broadway impresario behind Hamilton and The Book of Mormon, who agreed to finance the project after Collins pitched it to him at a King’s Trust dinner in late 2023. —Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026

Ted Turner, the media mogul, philanthropist, international sports impresario, rancher and champion sailor, had one of the best runs in human history. —Drew Kann, AJC.com, 7 May 2026

Megan made her Broadway debut as Harold Zidler — the impresario of the famed Parisian nightclub at the center of Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film and its stage musical adaptation — on March 24 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City. —Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from impresa undertaking, from imprendere to undertake, from Vulgar Latin *imprehendere — more at emprise

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for impresario

• adagio
• altiplano
• arapaho
• arapahoe
• fortissimo
• manifesto
• minangkabau
• oregano
• ostinato
• pistachio
• politico
• portfolio

Kids Definition

impresario

noun

im·​pre·​sa·​rio ˌim-prə-ˈsär-ē-ˌō 

-ˈsar-, 

-ˈzär-

plural impresarios

: a person who puts on an entertainment (as a concert)