Hypernym

booker 1

noun

someone who engages a person or company for performances

Instance_Hypernym

Barnum 1

noun

United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)

Cody 1

noun

United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)

Diaghilev 1

noun

Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)

D'Oyly Carte 1

noun

English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901)

Hurok 1

noun

United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974)

impresario 1

noundomain: person

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments

Synonyms

showman 2
a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments
promoter 2
a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments

Hyponym

exhibitor 1

noun

someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see

organ-grinder 1

noun

a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy

pornographer 1

noun

someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores

Instance_Hyponym

Barnum 1

noun

United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)

Cody 1

noun

United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917)

Diaghilev 1

noun

Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)

D'Oyly Carte 1

noun

English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901)

Hurok 1

noun

United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974)