helmer

/ ˈhɛlmə /

noun

1. informal,  a film director

Example Sentences

Helmer Obispo-Hernandez, allegedly a lieutenant in the organization and a supervisor of a team of drivers, and Jose Paxtor-Oxlaj, who allegedly worked as a driver, have also been charged, according to the indictment.

From Los Angeles Times

But the songs on “Modus Operandi” — and the production by veteran helmer Don Was, of Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan fame — betray a deep and precise kinship with mainstream pop-rock, from the Beatles and Led Zeppelin to Foo Fighters.

From Los Angeles Times

“Atlas” was directed by “San Andreas” helmer Brad Peyton.

From Seattle Times

The company also has a new version of “The Crow,” directed by “Snow White and the Huntsman” helmer Rupert Sanders and starring Bill Skarsgård and FKA twigs, which will open in theaters on Aug. 23.

From Seattle Times

An affair is one thing, but Suzannah can’t abide Hanna’s claim that she — not Suzannah — inspired Ibsen’s feminist icon, Nora Helmer, in “A Doll’s House.”

From New York Times

Related Words

• administrator 
• chief 
• executive 
• head 
• leader 
• organizer 
• player 
• principal 
• producer 
• supervisor