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executants

executants is the plural of executant.

Meaning of executant

Noun

executant (plural executants)

  1. A person who executes a dance or piece of music; a performer.
    • […] no composer or dramatic poet has ever pretended to be able to perform all the parts he writes for the singers, actors and players who are his executants.1987, Bernard Shaw, Back to Methuselah
  2. A person who puts something into action, such as a plan or design.
    • Also of importance are the other theatricians - the costume designer and/or executant, the lighting designer and/or executant, the technical director, […]1991, Olusola Aderounmu, Jibola Dedenuola, Management and problems of media practices in Nigeria, page 120

Questions about executants

What is executants the plural of?
Executants is the plural of executant.

Words near executants in the dictionary

  1. executable
  2. executable code
  3. executables
  4. executancy
  5. executant
  6. executants
  7. execute
  8. execute order
  9. execute orders
  10. executed
  11. executedst

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