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régisseur
ré·gis·seur
/
ˌreɪ
ʒəˈsɜr;
French
reɪ
ʒiˈsœr
/
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[
rey-zh
uh
-
sur
;
French
r
ey-zhee-
s
œ
r
]
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noun,
plural
ré·gis·seurs
/
-ˈsœr
/
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[
-
s
œ
r
]
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.
someone responsible for the staging of a theatrical work, especially of a ballet; director.
Origin:
<
French:
manager, agent, steward, equivalent to
régiss-,
long stem of
régir
to govern, manage (
Middle French
≪
Latin
regere;
see
regent
) +
-eur
-eur
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World English Dictionary
régisseur
(reʒisœr)
—
n
an official in a dance company with varying duties, usually including directing productions
[from
régir
to manage]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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