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improviser

American  
[im-pruh-vahyz-er] / ˈɪm prəˌvaɪz ər /

noun

  1. a person who improvises or is skilled at improvising, especially in a performance art such as music, acting, stand-up comedy, or public speaking.


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To be an organist, he writes, “requires being one-third interpreter of classical repertoire, one-third jazz improviser, and one-third theologian.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 24, 2025

A gifted improviser in venues like the podcast “Comedy Bang! Bang!”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2024

Prominent among Ms. Clayton’s students are the composer Karen Goldfeder and the protean vocal improviser Theo Bleckmann.

From New York Times Jan. 12, 2024

Jason Sudeikis and I used to play basketball together in New York years ago when he was a writer on "SNL" and I was just a struggling actor and improviser.

From Salon Jul. 16, 2023

Shackleton the improviser believed that it was foolish to burden themselves with equipment for every possible emergency.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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