director's chair

noun

: a lightweight folding armchair with a back and seat usually of cotton duck

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Again, more projects could happen without him in the director's chair — Killer of Killers was co-helmed by Joshua Wassung — but everything's pointing to him not going anywhere anytime soon even if a non-Predator project might be next. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026 Affleck will be back in the director's chair for his upcoming crime thriller Animals. Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026 The business mogul stands next to Allen, as the filmmaker sits in a director's chair with a pair of headphones around his neck. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025 Allen sits in a director's chair peering intently at Epstein who appears to be looking at a video monitor. James Hill, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for director's chair

Word History

Etymology

from its use by movie directors on the set

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of director's chair was in 1953

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“Director's chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/director%27s%20chair. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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