improvise
verb (used with object)
to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize.
improvisor
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a word derived from
improvise.
Example Sentences
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A staunch improvisor, she believed that music could not solely be contained on lined paper with traditional notation.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
He’s also a fearless improvisor, the author of a book on reducing his carbon footprint and an executive producer of an Oscar-nominated documentary on enigmatic photographer Vivian Maier.
From Salon ● Nov. 18, 2019
It transformed Mr. Khullar, a virtuoso improvisor whose looks have been likened to Elvis, into a household name in Quebec, garnering him coveted comedy awards and making him a millionaire.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2018
A: One of the funniest scenes we ever did was with Richard Simmons, who is not known as an improvisor.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2015
So truly is this the case that the improvisor appears to many as the only true artist, and his uncontrolled caprices as the farthest reach of human constructive power.
From Albert Durer by T. Sturge Moore
