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noun
1.
a person or thing that directs.
2.
one of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of a company or corporation: a board of directors.
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.
EXPANDthe manager or chief executive of certain schools, institutes, government bureaus, etc.
6.
COLLAPSEMilitary. a mechanical or electronic device that continuously calculates firing data for use against an airplane or other moving target.
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Director
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example Sentences
- The director of a government organization shares confidences with nine advisers.
- The godfather of cinema shows off his latest endeavor, a gothic horror movie that could be performed live by a touring director.
- Of course, the ousted director suffered other repercussions as well:.
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World English Dictionary
| director (dɪˈrɛktə, daɪ-) | |
| —n | |
| 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. | Compare producer the person responsible for the artistic and technical aspects of making a film or television programme |
| 5. | music another word (esp US) for conductor |
| direc'torial | |
| —adj | |
| direc'torially | |
| —adv | |
| di'rectorship | |
| —n | |
| di'rectress | |
| —fem n | |
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Word Origin & History
director
late 15c., from Anglo-Fr. directour, Fr. directeur, agent noun from L. dirigere (see direct). Corporate sense is from 1630s; theatrical sense from 1911.
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Medical Dictionary
director di·rec·tor (dĭ-rěk'tər, dī-)
n.
A smoothly grooved instrument used with a knife to limit the incision of tissues. Also called staff1.
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