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improvisator

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[im-prov-uh-zey-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 Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

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 Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

Being a fantastic, nervous improvisator he is more exposed to radical mistakes.

From The French Impressionists (1860-1900) by Mauclair, Camille

Beronicius, the Greek and Latin improvisator, who knew by heart Horace, Virgil, Cicero, Juvenal, both the Plinys, Homer, and Aristophănês.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham

After reading the whole letter one may hint that Guilbert's own ideas might not serve her very well if she tried to appear as improvisator.

From Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" by Spence, Edward Fordham

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