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
For the musical executant, on the other hand, a similar suggestion will set free the secondary instinct which the fingers have acquired, without the interference of the learner's puzzled, hesitating thoughts.
From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry) Myers
Actors are always considered at liberty to rant the part, but from Hamlet’s description of his performance he should be an executant of considerable ability.
From Shakespeare in the Theatre by William Poel
The poster artists of France were not to the same degree overshadowed by one great executant as were those of England by Brangwyn.
From War Posters Issued by Belligerent and Neutral Nations 1914-1919 by Various
Claiborne F. Jackson had as his military adviser and executant Maj.-Gen.
From The Struggle for Missouri by John McElroy
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