impresario

noun

Definition of impresarionext
as in director
a person who manages a performance (such as a concert or play) It was the actor's dream to work under the renowned impresario.

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Recent Examples of impresario Two rising progeny of big names sharing space on a call sheet would be surreal enough, but the series that small screen impresario Ryan Murphy adapted from the novel by Bret Easton Ellis goes one step further. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 Restaurant impresarios Chris Corbin and Jeremy King made their name with this place; a grand all-day brasserie, next door to the Ritz. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026 Davis' career began not as a music impresario, but a lawyer. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 June 2026 Jones, of course, went on to become one of the greatest music impresarios in history. — John Hope Bryant, Time, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for impresario
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  1. director
  2. producer
Noun
  • Frank Lenk, director of economic research at the Mid-America Regional Council, said automotive goods are one of Kansas City’s largest exports, and many of those products go back and forth across the border with Canada.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Tonette Mendoza, a former college player who is now the executive director of the Philippine Tennis Association, first saw a six-or-seven-year-old Eala play at a local tournament.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of director
Noun
  • Disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have sharply curtailed LNG exports from key Gulf producers such as Qatar during Europe's gas-storage refill season.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Apichatpong serves as a producer on 9 Temples to Heaven alongside Kissada Kamyoung.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of producer

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“Impresario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impresario. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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