Synonyms for impresario


Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-pruh-sahr-ee-oh, -sair-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪm prəˈsɑr iˌoʊ, -ˈsɛər-


Définition of impresario

Origin :
  • 1746, from Italian impresario "operatic manager," literally "undertaker (of a business)," from impresa "undertaking," fem. of impreso, past participle of imprendere "undertake," from Vulgar Latin imprendere, from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, onto" (see in- (2)) + prehendere "to grasp" (see prehensile).
  • noun manager, producer
Example sentences :
  • He had never allowed himself to regret his answer to the impresario.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • The impresario that provides the opera could not sing nor dance.
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • Elsa also made her début in a few weeks; I was her impresario.
  • Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope
  • Tell me, how came you to know that Coralie loves her impresario?
  • Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope
  • Neither the maestro, nor the impresario, nor the waiting-woman had heard of her.
  • Extract from : « Vittoria, Complete » by George Meredith
  • An impresario once told me that my destiny was to sing in public.
  • Extract from : « Fifty-Two Stories For Girls » by Various
  • But the impresario renewed his proposal, and the struggle recommenced.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 1 of 2) » by Florence May
  • Dear Friend: Since my arrival here I have led the exciting life of an impresario.
  • Extract from : « Letters to an Unknown » by Prosper Mrime
  • Papini was his impresario but he no longer treats him as one of his favored family.
  • Extract from : « Idling in Italy » by Joseph Collins
  • There are theatres, but nothing is given in them because there is no impresario.
  • Extract from : « The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky » by Modeste Tchaikovsky

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