executant

English · Română

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

executant

  • /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtənt/

Where it comes from

From French exécutant. By surface analysis, execute + -ant.

noun 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.
  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, […]

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"executant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/executant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

executant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/executant

Chicago

"executant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/executant.

BibTeX
@misc{executant_2026,
  title = {executant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/executant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}