auteur

Definition of auteurnext

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Recent Examples of auteur The acclamation continued to build, and the Spanish auteur was overcome with gratitude — for a few moments. Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 Trier seems to have consolidated the Euro vote, and the directing lineup doesn’t feel complete without one Scandinavian auteur. Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026 The Girls auteur and Not That Kind of Girl author returns to the page for another memoir, this one focused on her life between 2010 and 2020. Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 22 Dec. 2025 But Marty Supreme also bears the stamp of a gifted auteur carving out his own space with his own signature and his own deep connection to New York past and present. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for auteur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auteur
Noun
  • Over the years, writers from around the world have tried their hands at using soccer as a backdrop for memorable fiction.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • Staff writer Jeff Horseman contributed to this report.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Amtrak police responded to Sunday’s stabbing, the company’s communications director told CNN, and an investigation is underway.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • Ednar Dayanghirang, director of the Office of Civil Defense in a nearby southern region, said more than 100 students attending morning flag-raising ceremonies sustained bruises and some fainted in panic at different elementary and high schools.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • To bring the concept to life, Zegna relocated a large team from Italy, including tailors, stylists, brand ambassadors and creative staff.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
  • The dress was one of six custom outfits assembled for the tour by longtime stylist Law Roach, who also collaborated with Grande on her Sweetener Tour.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • White is the latest impresario to profit enormously from the fascination that human beings have always had with watching other human beings fight.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
  • My Duchess is the first feature from John Gore Studios, the new outfit launched by the Broadway impresario behind Hamilton and The Book of Mormon, who agreed to finance the project after Collins pitched it to him at a King’s Trust dinner in late 2023.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • But Fleming leaps past other wry wordsmiths with his constant, unrelenting effort to wring every last drop of laughter out of every single premise.
    John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
  • An outstanding producer and a clever wordsmith.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But rather, the nose behind the bestselling scents from Amouage, Jean Paul Gaultier and Carolina Herrera started his studies backstage — literally — and his university training as a stage director has become central to his ethos as a perfumer.
    James Manso, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
  • Arthur Miller’s masterpiece is one of those Mount Everests for American stage directors — a legacy-building challenge that invites comparisons with the all-time greats.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Reflecting this, in 1726’s Gulliver’s Travels, the Irish litterateur Jonathan Swift satirized early scientists as buffoons.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The book was first published anonymously, and its authorship is consequently uncertain, though usually attributed to a minor poet and litterateur named Wu Cheng’en.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • What was old was new again on Broadway, but let’s hope that producers can still believe that the best is ahead of us.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
  • Bill Owens, who resigned as executive producer of 60 Minutes in April 2025, saying he could no longer be assured of editorial independence, praised Pelley for his remarks.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 7 June 2026

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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auteur. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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