Rehearser

re·hearse  (r-hûrs)

v. re·hearsed, re·hears·ing, re·hears·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To practice (a part in a play, for example) in preparation for a public performance.

b. To direct in rehearsal: rehearsed the orchestra.

2. To perfect or cause to perfect (an action) by repetition. See Synonyms at practice.

3.

a. To retell or recite.

b. To list or enumerate: rehearsed her complaints in a letter. See Synonyms at describe.

v.intr.

To practice something, such as a speech, before presenting it publicly.

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[Middle English rehercen, to repeat, from Old French rehercier : re-, re- + hercier, to harrow (from herce, harrow; see hearse).]

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re·hearser n.