Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Executant · Ex·ec·u·tant · IPA /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtənt/ 01 n. One who executes or performs; esp., a performer on a musical instrument. 1. One who executes or performs; esp., a performer on a musical instrument. “Great executants on the organ.” — De Quincey.