film director

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di•rec•tor n. [countable]

a person or thing that directs.
Businessone of a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a company:She was elected to the board of directors.
Show Businessone who interprets the script and supervises the development of a theater, film, television, or radio production:The director told the cameraman to give him a close-up.
Music and Danceconductor (def. 3).

di•rec•tor•ship, n. [uncountable]

di•rec•tor n.

a person or thing that directs.
one of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of a company or corporation:a board of directors.
Show Businessthe person responsible for the interpretive aspects of a stage, film, or television production;
the person who supervises the integration of all the elements, as acting, staging, and lighting, required to realize the writer's conception. Cf. producer (def. 3).
Music and Dancethe musical conductor of an orchestra, chorus, etc.
the manager or chief executive of certain schools, institutes, government bureaus, etc.
Militarya mechanical or electronic device that continuously calculates firing data for use against an airplane or other moving target.

di•rec′tor•ship′, n.

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director /dɪˈrɛktə; daɪ-/ n

a person or thing that directs, controls, or regulates
a member of the governing board of a business concern who may or may not have an executive function
a person who directs the affairs of an institution, trust, educational programme, etc
the person responsible for the artistic and technical aspects of making a film or television programme
Compare producer
another word (esp US) for conductor

ˌdirecˈtorial adj diˈrectorˌship n diˈrectress fem n

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