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10 Language-to-English DictionariesExtemporizer
/ɪkˈstɛm.pəˌraɪ.zər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who speaks, performs, or composes music without any previous preparation or script.
"As a gifted extemporizer, she captivated the audience with a fully formed speech on abstract art requested entirely on the spot." - 2
Someone who readily invents improvised solutions using whatever materials happen to be available at hand.
"A master extemporizer in the workshop, he quickly fixed the broken engine belt using only a piece of wire and an old leather strap."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'extemporize', which originates from the Late Latin phrase 'ex tempore' meaning 'out of the time' or 'offhand'. Combining this with the agent suffix '-er' yields a noun designating a person who performs or speaks without prior preparation.
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improvisateur
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pʁɔ.vi.za.tœʁ
"C'est un brillant improvisateur capable de parler sur n'importe quel sujet."
Improvisator
Transliteration: ɪmproviˈzaːtoːɐ̯
"Der begabte Improvisator hielt eine fesselnde Rede ohne jedes Konzept."
improvvisatore
Transliteration: imprɔvvisaˈtore
"Il celebre improvvisatore ha entusiasmato il pubblico con versi estemporanei."
improvisador
Transliteration: impɾovisaˈðoɾ
"El talentoso improvisador resolvió el problema técnico al instante."
improvisador
Transliteration: ĩ.pɾu.vi.zaˈdoɾ
"Ele é um excelente improvisador em situações de crise."
आशु-वक्ता
Transliteration: aashu-vakta
"वह एक बेहतरीन आशु-वक्ता हैं जो बिना तैयारी के बोल सकते हैं।"
即兴演说者
Transliteration: jíxìng yǎnshuōzhě
"他是一位出色的即兴演说者，总能应对自如。"
즉흥 연설가
Transliteration: jeukheung yeonseolga
"그는 준비 없이도 훌륭한 발표를 하는 뛰어난 즉흥 연설가이다."
即興者
Transliteration: sokyōsha
"彼女は才能ある即興者として音楽の世界で知られている。"
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