Definitions for improviser
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
im•pro•viseˈɪm prəˌvaɪz(v.)-vised, -vis•ing.
(v.t.)to perform or deliver without previous preparation:
to improvise a sermon.
Category: Music and Dance
to compose (verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment.
Category: Music and Dance, Showbiz
to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available:
to improvise dinner.
(v.i.)to compose, utter, execute, or arrange anything extemporaneously.
Category: Music and Dance, Showbiz
Origin of improvise:
1820–30; It improviso improvised < L imprōvīsus=im-im -2+prōvīsus, ptp. of prōvidēre to provide
im′pro•vis`er(n.)im′pro•vi`sor
Wiktionary
improviser(Noun)
One who improvises.
Webster Dictionary
Improviser(noun)
one who improvises
Translations for improviser
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
improvise(verb)
to compose and perform (a poem, tune etc) without preparation
The pianist forgot his music and had to improvise.
- improviseerAfrikaans
- يَرْتَجِلArabic
- импровизирамBulgarian
- improvisarPortuguese (BR)
- improvizovatCzech
- improvisierenGerman
- improvisereDanish
- αυτοσχεδιάζωGreek
- improvisarSpanish
- improviseerimaEstonian
- فی البداهه آماده کردنFarsi
- improvisoidaFinnish
- improviserFrench
- לְאַלתֵרHebrew
- तत्काल तैयार करनाHindi
- improviziratiCroatian
- rögtönöz, improvizálHungarian
- melakukan improvisasiIndonesian
- spinna; leika af fingrum framIcelandic
- improvvisareItalian
- 即興でするJapanese
- 즉석에서 짓다(연주하다)Korean
- improvizuotiLithuanian
- improvizētLatvian
- secara spontanMalay
- improviserenDutch
- improvisere; fantasere overNorwegian
- improwizowaćPolish
- فی البداهه آماده کردنPersian
- بې تيارۍ ويل،اجراكول ناڅاپه منځ ته راوړلPashto
- improvisarPortuguese
- a improvizaRomanian
- импровизироватьRussian
- improvizovaťSlovak
- improviziratiSlovenian
- improvizovatiSerbian
- improviseraSwedish
- ต่งทันทีโดยไม่ได้เตรียมThai
- doğaçlamakTurkish
- 即興創作或表演Chinese (Trad.)
- імпровізуватиUkrainian
- بغیر تیاری کے گاناUrdu
- ứng biếnVietnamese
- 即兴创作，即兴表演，临时准备Chinese (Simp.)
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