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director
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15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. director
  2. director general
  3. director's chair
  4. director's cut
  5. art director
  6. casting director
  7. equestrian director
  8. funeral director
  9. interlocking director
  10. managing director
  11. music director
  12. program director
  13. spiritual director
  14. stage director
  15. torpedo director

di·rec·tor

noun \də-ˈrek-tər, dī-\

Definition of DIRECTOR

: one who directs: as
a : the head of an organized group or administrative unit (as a bureau or school)
b : one of a group of persons entrusted with the overall direction of a corporate enterprise
c : a person who supervises the production of a show (as for stage or screen) usually with responsibility for action, lighting, music, and rehearsals
d : conductor c
— di·rec·tor·ship \-ˌship\ noun
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Examples of DIRECTOR

  1. The company will hire a new director of marketing.
  2. She's the director of graduate studies at the university.
  3. She's considered one of the best young directors in Hollywood.

First Known Use of DIRECTOR

15th century

Related to DIRECTOR

Synonyms
administrant, administrator, archon, executive, exec, manager, superintendent, supervisor

Rhymes with DIRECTOR

bisector, collector, connector, convector, corrector, defector, deflector, detector, dissector, effector, ejector, elector, erector, infector, injector, inspector, neglecter, objector, perfecter, projector, prosector, prospector, protector, reflector, selector, trisector

di·rec·tor

noun \də-ˈrek-tər, dī-\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of DIRECTOR

: an instrument grooved to guide and limit the motion of a surgical knife

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