impresario | Word of the Day

January 10, 2019 impresario [im-pruh-sahr-ee-oh, -sair-] noun 1. a person who organizes or manages public entertainments, especially operas, ballets, or concerts. 2. any manager, director, or the like. video We Asked People To Translate These Emojis Into English video When You Should Not Say Sorry WORD OF THE DAY impresario continued... QUOTES Liam Neeson plays a world-weary, traveling impresario with but one act to promote: an armless and legless artist (Harry Melling) who recites passages from the Bible and Shakespeare and the Gettysburg Address ... -- Richard Roeper, "'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs': The Coen brothers go west in 6 diverse ways," Chicago Sun-Times, November 16, 2018 ORIGIN Impresario is an Italian noun, still unnaturalized in English (the Italian plural impresarii, impresari still occasionally occurs in English). In Italian an impresario is a contractor (in any kind of business), especially a manager or producer of operas and opera companies. The Italian word is formed from impresa "an undertaking," a noun use of the past participle impreso from the Italian (and Vulgar Latin) verb imprendere, "to undertake," and the noun suffix -ario, from Latin -arius. Impresario entered English in the 18th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 Idioms Used Incorrectly In Famous Situations When idioms are misused, quite a bit can be lost in translation, leaving the audience scratching their heads (we've done a slideshow on that too!). A gaffe between friends is one thing, but what about when the whole world is listening? Pretty embarrassing ... or learning moment? Either way, here are 10 times idioms were used incorrectly in famous situations. 2 These Words Can Be VERY Awkward To Explain To Kids Kids are like sponges. They soak in the words they hear and see around them, and slowly their vocabularies build. But, sometimes, the words kids see and hear are not exactly PG. 3 The Social Justice Dictionary You Didn't Know You Needed The language we use to describe social justice changes just as quickly as our advancements do, and it can be hard to keep up. So, we've collected some of the terms and phrases that make up social justice, which is itself a catch-all phrase for movements that work toward greater equality. 4 This Week's Quiz Is Not For Grumphies Anthropophagy got you down? Then take a bite out of this week's Word of the Day Quiz. 5 Dopesters Can't Stop Talking About This Week's Quiz Do you enjoy marshmallows with your rococo? Quaff this week's Word of the Day Quiz. © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT