impresario

im·pre·sa·ri·o

noun

pl. -·rios

the organizer, manager, or director of an opera or ballet company, concert series, etc.

Origin of impresario

Italian from impresa, enterprise from imprendere, to undertake from Vulgar Latin an unverified form imprehendere: see emprise

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impresario

noun

pl. im·pre·sa·ri·os

One who sponsors or produces entertainment, especially the director of an opera company.
A manager; a producer.

Origin of impresario

Italian from impresa undertaking from feminine past participle of imprendere to undertake from Vulgar Latin imprēndere ; see emprise .

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Noun

(plural impresarios)

A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre.

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