director's chair

noun

1. a lightweight folding armchair with transversely crossed legs and having a canvas seat and back panel, as traditionally used by motion-picture directors.

director's chair

noun

1. a light wooden folding chair with arm rests and a canvas seat and back

Word History and Origins

Origin of director's chair¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Perhaps she'll return to the director's chair in 2025?

From BBC

Within a matter of months, the Mexico City-born creative was in the director’s chair, for the first time, overlooking the seemingly deserted ghost town in rural Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

“Grease” choreographer Pat Birch took the director’s chair, juicing up the shaky story and strained humor with numerous energetic dance sequences, including the perky sex education class number “Reproduction.”

From Los Angeles Times

"I sat down in the director's chair, and I looked at Peter's face, and I just relaxed. I was just like, 'Thank God,'" Donovan tells me via FaceTime.

From Salon

He also returned to the director's chair in 1990 with the film Frankenstein Unbound.

From BBC