auteur
[ oh-tur; French oh-tœr ]
/ oʊˈtɜr; French oʊˈtœr /
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noun, plural au·teurs [oh-turz; French oh-tœr]. /oʊˈtɜrz; French oʊˈtœr/.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM auteur
au·teur·ism, nounau·teur·ist, adjective, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use auteur in a sentence
Sarris is the American critic most responsible for importing the auteur theory to the US.
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British Dictionary definitions for auteur
auteur
/ (ɔːˈtɜː) /
noun
a director whose creative influence on a film is so great as to be considered its author
Derived forms of auteur
auteurism, nounauteurist, adjectiveWord Origin for auteur
French: author
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