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improvisator

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[im-prov-uh-zay-ter, im-pruh-vuh-] / ɪmˈprɒv əˌzeɪ tər, ˈɪm prə və- /

noun

  1. a person who improvises; improviser.


Etymology

Origin of improvisator

1785–95; improvise + -ator; compare Italian improvvisatore


Example Sentences

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Then he began his story with all the earnestness and tragic power of an improvisator of ancient Rome.

From Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

The improvisator was given a theme of which he knew nothing, and on which he discoursed, often brilliantly.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle by Kuno Francke

As he was to play the part of improvisator that night, he thought it politic to make favor with all those who would be present.

From Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

Syrus was not a literary man, but an improvisator and moralist.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Charles Thomas Cruttwell

He was invited that evening to a soiree by the queen-mother, where he wished to shine as an improvisator.

From Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends by L. (Luise) Mühlbach

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