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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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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

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)

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 Francke, Kuno

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

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

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