director.
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
Meaning & usage
One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
A member of a board of directors.
[...] the confusion between directors who know nothing and managers who know everything [...].
A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.
That which directs or orientates something.
A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.
A component of a Yagi–Uda antenna.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French directeur and its source Late Latin dīrēctōrem, from Latin dīrēctus. By surface analysis, direct + -or.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.