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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The horror impresario outlined three reasons the cyborg sequel performed significantly worse than its predecessor at the box office.
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Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 3 July 2025
The Grammy-winning impresario stands convicted of two counts of a crime — transportation to engage in prostitution — that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
In 1874, when a friend suggested that Hagenbeck display Indigenous Sami herders alongside his next shipment of Scandinavian reindeer, the impresario needed no convincing.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
By then, the heyday of celebrity impresarios and their dining empires had passed.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 3 July 2025
The Grammy-winning impresario stands convicted of two counts of a crime — transportation to engage in prostitution — that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025
In 1874, when a friend suggested that Hagenbeck display Indigenous Sami herders alongside his next shipment of Scandinavian reindeer, the impresario needed no convincing.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
By then, the heyday of celebrity impresarios and their dining empires had passed.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impresario
Noun
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It was created in 2008 and the director position is a mayoral appointment.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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That summer, the actress and director Elizabeth Banks optioned the show for development.—
Eric Benson,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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Michael Sloan, a television writer, producer, and novelist best known as the co-creator of The Equalizer, died in New York City on August 13.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Eva Victor and their Sorry, Baby producer Adele Romanski were joined by comedian Rose Matafeo at an Edinburgh International Film Festival event on Saturday.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Impresario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impresario. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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