3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

impresario

noun: a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments [syn: {showman}, {promoter}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Impresario \Im'pre*sa"ri*o\, noun; pl. {Impresarios}. [It., from impresa enterprise.]

1. The projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or concert company.

2. Hence, broadly: Any manager who organizes performances of a group. [PJC]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

41 Moby Thesaurus words for "impresario": MC, administrator, agent, auteur, ballyhoo man, barker, callboy, conductor, costume designer, costumer, costumier, deputy, directeur, director, emcee, equestrian director, exhibitor, governor, intendant, makeup man, manager, master of ceremonies, playreader, producer, prompter, rector, responsible person, ringmaster, scenewright, set designer, showman, spieler, stage director, stage manager, supercargo, theater man, theatrician, ticket collector, usher, usherer, usherette

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