executant
Americannoun
adjective
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of or relating to a performer, especially a musician.
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performing, especially in public.
noun
Etymology
Origin of executant
From the French word exécutant, dating back to 1855–60. See execute, -ant
Example Sentences
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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
I have lowered the social key of the original considerably, not only to bring it within the compass of the executant, but also to make a distinction.
From Marge Askinforit by Barry Pain
He has been compared to Mozart, but the comparison is ridiculous, for Mozart was carefully trained by his father, and at the age of four was a finished executant.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, April 29, 1914 by Various
Yet the coldest and most unfeeling executant will always be far in advance of the most perfect of machines.
From The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. by Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann
Sea-transport of troops and munitions of war has become a highly specialized business for naval directorate and mercantile executant alike.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone
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