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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).

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/daɪˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/daɪ̯əˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/dɪˈɹɛk.tɚ/Canada, General-American
  1. 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).

  2. A member of a board of directors.

    [...] the confusion between directors who know nothing and managers who know everything [...].
  3. A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.

  4. That which directs or orientates something.

  5. A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.

  6. The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.

  7. 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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