as in director
a person who manages a performance (such as a concert or play)
It was the actor's dream to work under the renowned impresario.
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Recent Examples of impresario
Three-time Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion will make her Broadway debut as the impresario Zidler in Moulin Rouge!
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
In the industry, he was widely known as the unofficial mayor of show business, a die-hard poker player, a game night impresario and a complete original.
—Annabelle Gurwitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Heeding these cryptic words some three decades later, the audacious (and well-read) impresario Tony Wilson opened the Haçienda together with the circle of post-punk musicians and designers involved with his label, Factory Records.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
George Plimpton, impresario founder of The Paris Review, has a literary legacy that keeps on giving.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
In the industry, he was widely known as the unofficial mayor of show business, a die-hard poker player, a game night impresario and a complete original.
—Annabelle Gurwitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Heeding these cryptic words some three decades later, the audacious (and well-read) impresario Tony Wilson opened the Haçienda together with the circle of post-punk musicians and designers involved with his label, Factory Records.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
George Plimpton, impresario founder of The Paris Review, has a literary legacy that keeps on giving.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impresario
Noun
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Billy [William Friedkin, the director] out on narcotic raids.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Fisher Flores, legal director of the American Bar Association’s ProBar project, said that this year the organization has worked on eight habeas corpus petitions representing children who have been held in federal custody for an average of 225 days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Rick Rubin, the music producer, introduced Koniver to the neuroscientist and podcaster Andrew Huberman, who invited him onto his hugely popular show in 2024.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The nonprofit had already separately acquired 600 acres on the Blackfeet Reservation and planned to use the USDA funds to build a training hub for food producers and support about 300 farmers and ranchers in Glacier and Pondera counties.—
Nora Mabie,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Impresario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impresario. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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