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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 Impressed with his work, fashion-industry impresario Robert Duffy contacted Jacobs. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026 Feeding such fantasies is the job of impresarios like Rachel Sussman. — William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Beyond the food and drink, the gracious impresario also credits Mille Fleurs’ longevity to consistency. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for impresario
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  1. director
  2. producer
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  • Tessa Coates created the series and serves as executive producer and showrunner along with Matt Miller and director Peyton Reed.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Courtney Marx is director of mental health first aid at Alpert Jewish Family Service.
    — Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of director
Noun
  • Harbour, who is an executive producer of the series along with Bateman, originated the project after being inspired by a New Yorker true-crime article about a fatal suburban love triangle.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As a practical matter, American producers do not export enough dairy to Canada to trigger the tax, according to the International Dairy Foods Association.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of producer

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“Impresario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impresario. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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