Executant
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who executes a dance or piece of music; a performer.
"[…] no composer or dramatic poet has ever pretended to be able to perform all the parts he writes for the singers, actors and players who are his executants."
- 2 a performer (usually of musical works) wordnet
- 3 A person who puts something into action, such as a plan or design.
"Also of importance are the other theatricians - the costume designer and/or executant, the lighting designer and/or executant, the technical director, […]"
Example
More examples"The hostess, who played no instrument, but doted upon all, was of opinion that an executant should 'aim at mirroring his own nature in his interpretation of a tone-poem'; whereupon another lady threw out remarks on 'subjective interpretation', confessing her preference for a method purely 'objective'."
Etymology
From French exécutant. By surface analysis, execute + -ant.
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