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tər, daɪ- 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.
the manager or chief executive of certain schools, institutes, government bureaus, etc.
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World English Dictionary
director (dɪˈrɛktə, daɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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