Main Entry:

au·teur

Pronunciation:

\ō-ˈtər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, originator, author, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor — more at author

Date:

1967

1: a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory ; broadly : director c2: an artist (as a musician or writer) whose style and practice are distinctive

— au·teur·ist \-ist\ adjective or noun