auteur
noun
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
auteurs
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pluralof auteur.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Kurosawa, among our most contemporary-minded auteurs, has never been one to venture so far into the past, but here he brings it to vivid and complicated life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Fukada, whose previous films include "Harmonium" and last year's "Love on Trial" about J-pop stars, counters that record revenue figures for the Japanese box office last year disguise struggles for independent auteurs like him.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
This does not mean he isn’t still a reliable viewership magnet; he’s one of the few auteurs whose work commands conversation regardless of its quality.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2026
From Ritwik Ghatak to Satyajit Ray to Mrinal Sen, Bengal has produced many globally celebrated auteurs.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
Have you seen Ernest Daudet's book just published, Les auteurs de la guerre de 1914?
From Some Diversions of a Man of Letters by Edmund Gosse
