ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷rēˌō noun
( -s ; see sense 1 )
Etymology: Italian, manager, impresario, from impresa + -ario -ary (from Latin -arius )
1. plural also im·pre·sa·ri -ˌrē : the projector, manager, or conductor of an opera or concert company
2. : one who puts on or sponsors an entertainment (as a concert, television show, art exhibition, or sports contest)
3. : manager , producer , director
a former beerhall impresario — Upton Sinclair
an egregious impresario of letters, who kept a squad of writers churning out copy marketed under his signature — C.J.Rolo
the impresario of the best intelligent conversation to be heard in his time — Times Literary Supplement