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, noun

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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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More seriousness, more Issues, more auteurism—and less laughter.
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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, adjective

Word Origin for auteur

French: author

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