单词 | ad-libber |
释义 | ad-libbern. Originally U.S. A person who ad-libs; an improviser. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > one who speaks > [noun] > improviser extemporarian1680 extemporist1812 extemporizer1812 ad-libber1921 1921 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Telegram 13 Sept. 12/7 Bobby Heath and Adele Sperling take the honors in the vaudeville bill which opened at Poll's yesterday. Bobby is a champion ‘ad libber’. 1958 I. J. C. Brown Words in our Time 15 The adlibber in the theatre is one who introduces what are called ‘gags’. 2004 S. J. Altman Kidfixer Baby Bk. p. xi Even the best ad-libbers among us need a script sometimes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1921 |
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