executant

Definitions

1. A person who executes a dance or piece of music; a performer.
2. A person who puts something into action, such as a plan or design.

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] 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.”

“Also of importance are the other theatricians - the costume designer and/or executant, the lighting designer and/or executant, the technical director, […]”

“After all, Cave speaks about orders being so manifestly illegal that the person carrying them out must or ought to have⟳ been aware of their unlawfulness. From this alone, one can draw⟳ the conclusion that, if the executant of the order⟳ actually knows of its unlawfulness, he ought to be convicted, no matter⟳ whether the order⟳ is or, as in John Doe's case, is not manifestly illegal.”

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