auteur

[oh-tur; French oh-tœr]

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.

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

a director whose creative influence on a film is so great as to be considered its author

Derived Formsauteurism, nounauteurist, adjective

Word Origin for auteur

French: author

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Word Origin and History for auteurism

auteur

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