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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread impresario #217338 06/27/2014 8:52 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Bazr enthusiast Bazr enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia This is a word I have been hearing a lot lately. I suppose this is what most people call an entrepreneur. impresario (ˌɪmprəˈsɑːrɪˌəʊ) n, pl -sarios 1. (Theatre) a producer or sponsor of public entertainments, esp musical or theatrical ones 2. (Theatre) the director or manager of an opera, ballet, or other performing company [C18: from Italian, literally: one who undertakes; see impresa] live in the moment Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: impresario Bazr #217340 06/27/2014 10:08 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Not really. Entrepreneur is a more general business term meaning someone who starts businesses or makes business deals. Impresario is used pretty much exclusively in the entertainment field. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: impresario Faldage #217341 06/27/2014 10:19 AM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia Bazr enthusiast Bazr enthusiast Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 291 Victoria, Australia You are correct, but in the general scheme of things people would use the word entrepreneur, even when it comes to the entertainment industry. Not many would use impresario. live in the moment Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: impresario Bazr #217363 06/27/2014 11:36 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I dunno. Maybe things are different on West Island, but around here I don't think anybody would call an impresario an entrepreneur. But then it's not really my field so maybe they would. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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