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director

  • noun
  • di·rec·tor
  • /dɪˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/

One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).

Other meanings

  1. A member of a board of directors.

  2. A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.

Related words

  • directorate
  • directorish
  • directoritis
  • directorless
  • directorly
  • multidirector
  • nondirector
  • superdirector
  • art director
  • codirector
  • co-director
  • director circle

Word history

From Latin "dīrēctus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “director” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.