director
Americannoun
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a person or thing that directs.
- Synonyms:
- boss, chief, administrator, leader, manager, head, supervisor
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one of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of a company or corporation.
a board of directors.
- Synonyms:
- boss, chief, administrator, leader, manager, head, supervisor
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the person responsible for the interpretive aspects of a stage, film, or television production; the person who supervises the integration of all the elements, as acting, staging, and lighting, required to realize the writer's conception.
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the musical conductor of an orchestra, chorus, etc.
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the manager or chief executive of certain schools, institutes, government bureaus, etc.
- Synonyms:
- boss, chief, administrator, leader, manager, head, supervisor
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Military. a mechanical or electronic device that continuously calculates firing data for use against an airplane or other moving target.
noun
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a person or thing that directs, controls, or regulates
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a member of the governing board of a business concern who may or may not have an executive function
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a person who directs the affairs of an institution, trust, educational programme, etc
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the person responsible for the artistic and technical aspects of making a film or television programme Compare producer
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music another word (esp US) for conductor
Other Word Forms
- directorial adjective
- directorially adverb
- directorship noun
- directress noun
- predirector noun
- self-director noun
- subdirector noun
- subdirectorship noun
Etymology
Origin of director
Example Sentences
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I remember being backstage at the Beverly Hills Hotel when Jimmy Stewart was giving Josh Logan, the director of “South Pacific” and films like that, an honor.
From Los Angeles Times
This rather talented director named Tom Robertson wrote and directed these incredible “Young People’s Specials.”
From Los Angeles Times
It could be a movie, a director, or some rising star or just anything that you hope once they read those nominations that morning, you’re gonna hear.
From Los Angeles Times
David Helvarg is the executive director of Blue Frontier, an ocean policy group, and co-host of “Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast.”
From Los Angeles Times
Shannon Hiller, the executive director of the Bridging Divides Initiative, said she spent the first half of her career working with other countries on how to emerge from conflict.
From Salon
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