Meanings
plural improvisatores · plural improvisatori · alternative improvvisatore
- communicationsAn individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
There were buffoons, there were improvisatori, there were ballet-dancers, there were musicians, there was Beauty, there was wine.
1842, Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red DeathSynonyms: improvisator
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn individual who recites impromptu verse, as from a song or poem.
Origin
- Italianimprovvisatore
- Italianimprovvisatore
- Englishimprovisatore
Borrowed from Italian improvvisatore.
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