auteur

noun

Definition of auteurnext
1
as in writer

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2
as in director

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Recent Examples of auteur Roth, as a horror auteur, is known for his Cabin Fever and Hostel franchises, and for Thanksgiving. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026 The auteur, of course, has written and directed several classic films, beginning with Reservoir Dogs in 1992. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026 The company unveiled the collaboration on its website with a video of the auteur using Flux to storyboard scenes, which involves mocking up shots before filming. — Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026 The project reflects a strong auteur and LGBTQ+ aligned slate touching on taboo subjects. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for auteur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auteur
  1. writer
  2. director
  3. stylist
  4. impresario
  5. wordsmith
  6. stage director
  7. litterateur
  8. producer
Noun
  • For a dressier option, the Franco Sarto Loran Slides are heralded by a Travel+Leisure writer who recently wore them all over Europe with zero foot pain.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to modular dorms, there are many large glass buildings in the Dysonplex (as Allure’s former senior writer Brennan Kilbane dubbed it after his own visit six years ago).
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of writer
Noun
  • Frank Lenk, director of economic research at the Mid-America Regional Council, said automotive goods are one of Kansas City’s largest exports, and many of those products go back and forth across the border with Canada.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Tonette Mendoza, a former college player who is now the executive director of the Philippine Tennis Association, first saw a six-or-seven-year-old Eala play at a local tournament.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of director
Noun
  • In addition to special contributions from designers, all pieces featured in the exhibition were sourced from eBay and styled by eBay’s resident stylist Brie Welch, with proceeds from the eBay Live auction benefiting the CFDA.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Quiñones, an artist known as @skullsqwat and stylist to It-girl supreme and rock-star newlywed Gabbriette (known to her as Gabi), dwells in many realms.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of stylist
Noun
  • For 23 years, Tom Gabbard has served as the impresario of Charlotte’s cultural life.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Impressed with his work, fashion-industry impresario Robert Duffy contacted Jacobs.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of impresario
Noun
  • Kerri comes from an improv background but is also a technical wordsmith.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of wordsmith
Noun
  • New movie about Bay Area legend Writer, filmmaker and stage director Luis Valdez, who spent much of his life in the South Bay, is the subject of an award-winning movie that’s screening in local theaters.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • Starring Stephen Fung, Chrissie Chau, Myolie Wu, and Angela Yuen, the film follows a celebrated stage director whose grip on the boundary between theater and reality begins to dissolve during the casting of a new production.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 June 2026
Definition of stage director
Noun
  • Clearly, by now — that is, 1835 — science had done enough to prove itself in the eyes of the litterateurs.
    — 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
Definition of litterateur
Noun
  • Disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have sharply curtailed LNG exports from key Gulf producers such as Qatar during Europe's gas-storage refill season.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Apichatpong serves as a producer on 9 Temples to Heaven alongside Kissada Kamyoung.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of producer

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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auteur. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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