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improvisator

American  
[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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My rage made me, for the moment, an improvisator.

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

In French, they call such a person by a very long name—the improvisator.

From Welsh Fairy Tales by Griffis, William Elliot

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 Cruttwell, Charles Thomas

Bonaparte understood the art of holding his audience in suspense, and keeping them in breathless attention, quite as well as an improvisator of the Place of St. Mark or of Toledo Street.

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

When he dismissed them, the last flash of him was of a smiling, rollicking improvisator, bowing himself over to the applause till his black hair was level with our eyes.

From Golden Lads by Gleason, Arthur