improvisator en · NOUN
Etymology
From improvise + -ator, after French improvisateur and Italian improvvisatore.
Meanings
- Someone who improvises; improviser.
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An improvisatore.
They did not offer the people those gross pleasures which brutalize them; but they gave them music, paintings, improvisators, and festivals, and the government watched over the people as a sultan does over his seraglio.
1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “[Book XV. The Farewell to Rome, and the Journey to Venice.] Chap[ter] VIII.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume IV, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by Colburn, […], and Mackenzie, […], →OCLC, page 144:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| improvisators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |