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director

[ dih-rek-ter, dahy- ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that directs.

    Synonyms: boss, chief, administrator, leader, manager, head, supervisor

  2. one of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of a company or corporation:

    a board of directors.

    Synonyms: boss, chief, administrator, leader, manager, head, supervisor

  3. the person responsible for the interpretive aspects of a stage, film, or television production; the person who supervises the integration of all the elements, as acting, staging, and lighting, required to realize the writer's conception. Compare producer ( def 3 ).
  4. the musical conductor of an orchestra, chorus, etc.
  5. the manager or chief executive of certain schools, institutes, government bureaus, etc.

    Synonyms: manager, head, supervisor, boss, chief, administrator, leader

  6. Military. a mechanical or electronic device that continuously calculates firing data for use against an airplane or other moving target.


director

/ dɪˈrɛktə; daɪ- /

noun

  1. a person or thing that directs, controls, or regulates
  2. a member of the governing board of a business concern who may or may not have an executive function
  3. a person who directs the affairs of an institution, trust, educational programme, etc
  4. the person responsible for the artistic and technical aspects of making a film or television programme Compare producer
  5. music another word (esp US) for conductor


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Derived Forms

  • diˈrectorˌship, noun
  • ˌdirecˈtorially, adverb
  • ˌdirecˈtorial, adjective
  • diˈrectress, noun:feminine

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Other Words From

  • di·rector·ship noun
  • predi·rector noun
  • self-di·rector noun
  • subdi·rector noun
  • subdi·rector·ship noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of director1

From Late Latin, dating back to 1470–80; direct, -tor

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Example Sentences

Toomey lives here with her husband, Mark, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and their two daughters.

Decades ago, the writer-director wrote an episode of the animated comedy that never was.

This is a Hollywood director at the height of his powers creating original, wildly ambitious epics.

This is not the first time the director has fallen for Russian propaganda.

His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.

He then received the honour of knighthood but had retired from active service and become a director of his company.

The Briton, holding the documents in a pudgy hand, looked at the swift-gestured director with portentous solemnity.

Mr. Jump, a director on the mine, pointed out a balance-beam that Mr. Trevithick had put up thirty years before.

A director who performs a different service, serves as an attorney, for example, may receive compensation for it.

Suppose each director of a bank wished to obtain a loan of money from it.

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