director
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.
Origin of director
1Other words for director
Other words from director
- di·rec·tor·ship, noun
- pre·di·rec·tor, noun
- self-di·rec·tor, noun
- sub·di·rec·tor, noun
- sub·di·rec·tor·ship, noun
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How to use director in a sentence
But by the middle of August the subdirector will be back from his holiday.
The Gadfly | E. L. Voynich
British Dictionary definitions for director
/ (dɪˈrɛktə, daɪ-) /
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 programme: Compare producer (def. 4)
music another word (esp US) for conductor (def. 2)
Derived forms of director
- directorial, adjective
- directorially, adverb
- directorship, noun
- directress, fem n
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