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auteur

[oh-tur; French oh-tœr]
noun, plural au·teurs [oh-turz; French oh-tœr] /oʊˈtɜrz; French oʊˈtœr/.
  1. a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
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Origin of auteur

1960–65; < French: literally, author, originator < Latin auctor. See author
Related formsau·teur·ism, nounau·teur·ist, adjective, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for auteurism

auteur

noun
  1. a director whose creative influence on a film is so great as to be considered its author
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Derived Formsauteurism, nounauteurist, adjective

Word Origin

French: author
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Word Origin and History for auteurism

auteur

n.

1962, from French, literally "author" (see author (n.)).

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