Definition of "impresario" []

• One who sponsors or produces entertainment, especially the director of an opera company. (noun)
• A manager; a producer. (noun)

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• "Fred Davis, the GOP's Hollywood ad impresario, is responsible for some of the most outlandish, paranormal-tinged online videos and commercials."
• "Achewood uses a variety of characters to comment on modern life and current events: there's Ray, the helicopter-owning record label impresario; Roast Beef, the depressive, cripplingly neurotic computer geek who happens to be Ray's best friend; Philippe, a five-year old otter who once ran for President, and far too many more to list."
• "He very kindly answered a few of our questions about his time at PS, the stars he's met, his future as a record label impresario, and what breakfast cereal boxes Peter Pinsent wrote his letters on …"