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director definition

di·rec·tor (di rek′tər; also dī-)

noun

a person or thing that directs or controls; specif.,
  1. the head of a project, bureau, school, etc.; supervisor
  2. a member of a board chosen to direct the affairs of a corporation or institution
  3. ☆ a person who directs a play, film, etc.
  4. Music a conductor

Etymology: Anglo-Fr directour < LL director

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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