impresario

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/ˌɪmpɹɪˈsɑːɹɪəʊ/

noun

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

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promoter
OriginItalian impresario ← Vulgar Latin *imprehendere ← Latin prehendere →
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Meanings

nounimpresario (plural impresarios or impresari)

plural impresarios · plural impresari

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sponsor who books and stages public entertainments

Similar
promoter
Broader
bookerbooking agent
Also see
promoter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  8. Proto-Italic*prai
  9. Proto-Italic*prai-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*gʰed-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʰnédti
  12. Proto-Italic*hendō
  13. Proto-Italic*praiɣendō
  14. Latinprehendere
  15. Vulgar Latin*imprehendere
  16. Italianimprenderedeverb.
  17. Italianimpresa
  18. Italianimpresario
  19. Englishimpresario

Borrowed from Italian impresario.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 演出經理人 /演出经理人
  • 演出經理人 /演出经理人 (yǎnchū jīnglǐrén)a manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Czech impresário
  • impresárioa manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Dutch impresario
  • impresarioa manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Esperanto impresario
  • impresarioa manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Finnish impressaari
  • impressaaria manager or producer in the entertainment industry
French imprésario
  • imprésarioa manager or producer in the entertainment industry
German Impresario
  • Impresarioa manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Hungarian impresszárió
  • impresszárióa manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Italian impresario
  • impresarioa manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Japanese 興行主, 演出家
  • 興行主 (kōgyōnushi)a manager or producer in the entertainment industry
  • 演出家 (enshutsuka)a manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Korean 연출가
  • 연출가 (yeonchulga)a manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Polish agent, agentka
  • agenta manager or producer in the entertainment industry
  • agentkaa manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Portuguese empresário teatral
  • empresário teatrala manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Romanian impresar
  • impresara manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Russian импреса́рио, импреса́рио
  • импреса́рио (impresário)a manager or producer in the entertainment industry
  • импреса́рио (imprɛsário)a manager or producer in the entertainment industry
Cite this entry
APA

impresario. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impresario

MLA

“impresario.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impresario. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impresario,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impresario.

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