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au⋅teur

  [oh-tur; Fr. oh-tœr]
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–noun, plural au⋅teurs  [oh-turz; Fr. oh-tœr] .
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

Related forms:
au⋅teur⋅ism, noun
au⋅teur⋅ist, adjective, noun
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au·teur·ism   (ō-tûr'ĭz'əm)   
n.  See auteur theory.
au·teur'ist adj. & n.
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Word Origin & History

auteur 
1962, from Fr., lit. "author" (see author).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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