executant

American  

[ig-zek-yuh-tuhnt] / ɪgˈzɛk yə tənt /

noun

1. a person who executes or performs, especially musically.

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adjective

1. of or relating to a performer, especially a musician.

2. performing, especially in public.

executant British  

/ ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtənt /

noun

1. a performer, esp of musical works

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Etymology

Origin of executant

From the French word exécutant, dating back to 1855–60. See execute, -ant

Example Sentences

Yet a ballerina is not just an executant; she is also a controlling force whose command of a ballet’s stage worlds and its internal dynamics register as thought.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2010

My concerts in Belgium, followed in March by several at Barcelona and Madrid, mark, so to speak, the beginning of my career as executant of my own works.

From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor

That is reserved for colour, tone, texture, and, in these very latter days, for the cleverness of the executant.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell

In thus developing that faculty we acquire something also, which, as executant musicians, gives us delightful influence over our fellows.

From Seed Thoughts for Singers by Tubbs, Frank Herbert

Critics of the 18th century adulated the Bolognese beyond all reason or toleration; he is now regarded as commonplace in mind and invention, lacking any innate ideality, though undoubtedly a forcible, resolute and learned executant.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various