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 c
2 : an artist (as a musician or writer) whose style and practice are distinctive

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