"improviser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: improvisers [plural]
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  1. One who improvises. Translations (one who improvises): improvisador [masculine] (Catalan), improvisadora [feminine] (Catalan), improvizátor [masculine] (Czech), improvisator [masculine] (Dutch), improvisoija (Finnish), improvisateur [masculine] (French), improvisatrice [feminine] (French), αυτοσχεδιαστής (aftoschediastís) [masculine] (Greek), improvvisatore [masculine] (Italian), improwizator [masculine] (Polish), improvisador [masculine] (Portuguese), improvisadora [feminine] (Portuguese), импровиза́тор (improvizátor) [masculine] (Russian), improvisador [masculine] (Spanish), improvisadora [feminine] (Spanish)

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