executant
/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊt(ə)nt
/ /ɛɡˈzɛkjʊt(ə)nt/formal
noun
1A person who puts something into effect: executants of the royal will...
- The king's repeated affirmations of his dependence upon Buckingham meant that he was blamed for unpopular policies such as the ‘Spanish match’ of which he was merely the executant.
1.1An artist or musician: she could play, though not an advanced executant...
- The greatest Sienese painters were among their executants, including Duccio (lost commissions between 1279 and 1295) and Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
- The topics of these lectures included English composers, English executants, and critics.
- For these reasons and many others, some persons think that ancient works should be performed, not in view of an immediate and complete artistic success, but in order to train executants, the public and composers.
adjective
Relating to artistic creation or the performance of music: music is both an art and an executant skill...
- I can best describe this book as a series of masterclasses at which we are, mercifully, not required to put our executant talents under scrutiny.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from French exécutant 'carrying out', present participle of exécuter (see execute).