director

[ dih-rek-ter, dahy- ]

/ dɪˈrɛk tər, daɪ- /

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noun

a person or thing that directs.

one of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of a company or corporation: a board of directors.

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.Compare producer (def. 3).

the musical conductor of an orchestra, chorus, etc.

the manager or chief executive of certain schools, institutes, government bureaus, etc.

Military. a mechanical or electronic device that continuously calculates firing data for use against an airplane or other moving target.

SYNONYMS FOR director

1, 2, 5 supervisor, head, manager, leader, administrator, chief, boss.

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Origin of director

From Late Latin, dating back to 1470–80; see origin at direct, -tor

OTHER WORDS FROM director

di·rec·tor·ship, nounpre·di·rec·tor, nounself-di·rec·tor, nounsub·di·rec·tor, noun

sub·di·rec·tor·ship, noun

Words nearby director

direct method, direct nuclear division, direct object, Directoire, direct ophthalmoscope, director, directorate, director general, directorial, Director of Education, director of photography

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The director left then; he could see the impending catastrophe.
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Director Yoo Dong-hun and screenwriter Lee Jung-u were arrested for firebombing theaters.
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His rule over the country came to an end in 1979 when the director of the KCIA shot Park and his bodyguard to death at dinner.
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Canteen cash at the end of each day should be handed over to the Director and entered in the petty cash book.
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For several years he held the office of director in the Merchants Bank, of Cleveland.
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Two or three times I had to shut off the instrument, fearing the Director would hear me laugh.
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The Director's door was shut, and again his knockings produced nothing but an echo.
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British Dictionary definitions for director

director

/ (dɪˈrɛktə, daɪ-) /

noun

a person or thing that directs, controls, or regulates

a member of the governing board of a business concern who may or may not have an executive function

a person who directs the affairs of an institution, trust, educational programme, etc

the person responsible for the artistic and technical aspects of making a film or television programmeCompare producer (def. 4)

music another word (esp US) for conductor (def. 2)

Derived forms of director

directorial, adjectivedirectorially, adverbdirectorship, noundirectress, fem n

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Medical definitions for director

director

[ dĭ-rĕk′tər, dī- ]

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A smoothly grooved instrument used with a knife to limit the incision of tissues.staff

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