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noun
A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: showman, promoter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: booker, booking agent
Narrower terms: exhibitor, exhibitioner, shower, organ-grinder, pornographer, porn merchant, Barnum, P. T. Barnum, Phineas Taylor Barnum, Cody, William F. Cody, William Frederick Cody, Buffalo Bill, Buffalo Bill Cody, Diaghilev, Sergei Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, D'Oyly Carte, Richard D'Oyly Carte, Hurok, Sol Hurok, Solomon Hurok, Ringling, Charles Ringling
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh2i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Proto-Indo-European *ghed- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ghnédti Proto-Italic *hendō Proto-Italic *praiɣendō Latin prehendere Vulgar Latin *imprehendere Italian imprenderedeverb. Italian impresa Italian -ario Italian impresariobor. English impresario Borrowed from Italian impresario.
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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
