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director

di·rec·tor

UK/dɪˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/ US/daɪˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/ common

noun

1.

someone who controls resources and expenditures

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2.

member of a board of directors

3.

someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

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4.

the person who leads a musical group

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French directeur and its source Late Latin dīrēctōrem, from Latin dīrēctus. By surface analysis, direct + -or.

Phrases

  • art director
  • deputy director
  • director circle
  • director conic
  • director general
  • director musices
  • director of first impressions
  • director of music

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