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au·teur    Audio Help   [oh-tur; Fr. oh-tɶr] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural au·teurs    Audio Help   [oh-turz; Fr. oh-tɶr] Pronunciation Key.
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
[Origin: 1960–65; < F: lit., author, originator < L auctor. See author]

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au·teur·ism, noun
au·teur·ist, adjective, noun
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au·teur    Audio Help   (ō-tûr', ō-tɶr')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A filmmaker, usually a director, who exercises creative control over his or her works and has a strong personal style.


[French, from Old French autor, author; see author.]

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auteur 
1962, from Fr., lit. "author" (see author).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

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