Definitions for Director
dɪˈrɛk tər, daɪ-di·rec·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. director, manager, managing directornoun

   someone who controls resources and expenditures

2. directornoun

   member of a board of directors

3. director, theater director, theatre directornoun

   someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

4. film director, directornoun

   the person who directs the making of a film

5. conductor, music director, directornoun

   the person who leads a musical group

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. directornoun

   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. directornoun

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

3. directornoun

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

4. Etymology: influenced by directorius

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Directornoun

   Etymology: director, Latin

   1. One that has authority over others; a superintendent; one that has the general management of a design or work.

   Himself stood director over them, with nodding or stamping, shewing he did like or mislike those things he did not understand. Philip Sidney, b i.

   In all affairs thou sole director. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

   What made directors cheat in south sea year? Alexander Pope, Ep.

   2. A rule; an ordinance.

   Common forms were not design’d
   Directors to a noble mind. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

   3. An instructor; one who shews the proper methods of proceeding.

   They are glad to use such as counsellors and directors in all their dealings which are of weight, as contracts, testaments. Richard Hooker, Pref.

   4. One who is consulted in cases of conscience.

   I am her director and her guide in spiritual affairs. John Dryden, Sp. Fr.

   5. An instrument in surgery, by which the hand is guided in its operation.

   The manner of opening with a knife, is by sliding it on a director, the groove of which prevents its being misguided. Samuel Sharp, Surgery.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. director

   A director is an individual who leads, guides, or supervises a particular area, whether it be in a company, organization, film, play, or other activity. They are responsible for overseeing operations, making critical decisions, setting strategic objectives and ensuring the successful execution of tasks, often reporting to higher level executives or a board of directors. The specific responsibilities of a director may vary depending on the context or industry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Directornoun

   one who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent

2. Directornoun

   one of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company

3. Directornoun

   a part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action

4. Directornoun

   a slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts beneath

5. Etymology: [Cf. F. directeur.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Director

   A member of an institution or business who may or may not have an executive function. The director is usually chosen or appointed to control or govern the affairs of an institution or business.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. director

   A person with the accurate and specific intuitive ability, experience, knowledge, skills, training, IT skills, understanding and vision to lead, direct and manage various or specific facets of a business, enterprise, company, organization, unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government or international unity government.

   The directors meet monthly to review their budget, goals, objectives, plans, processes, procedures, strategy and systems.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2020  

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1. director

   Song lyrics by director -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by director on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DIRECTOR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Director is ranked #75317 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Director surname appeared 256 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Director.
   
   95.3% or 244 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Committee Member
   • Film Maker

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Director' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #792

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Director' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1615

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Director' in Nouns Frequency: #231

Anagrams for Director »

1. creditor

How to pronounce Director?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Director in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Director in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Director in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Director in a Sentence

1. Devin Nunes:

   We now know why Strzok was dismissed, why the FBI and DOJ refused to provide us this explanation, and at least one reason why they previously refused to make [FBI] Deputy Director [Andrew] McCabe available to theCommittee for an interview.

2. Elizabeth Wilson:

   Every director has a different technique, and Mike's great gift is in casting, he knows who's right for a particular role, and he's not controlling.

3. Gwyneth Paltrow:

   In 2003 I shot my third InStyle cover in Spain with my exchange family from when I studied abroad as a teen. I still go there all the time, i'm very close to the family. In fact, my Spanish father, Jesus, walked me down the aisle at my wedding [ to TV writer/director/producer Falchuk ] last September. Married life has been really good. We took a year to let everybody [ in the family ] take it in and let the dust settle. And now we're moving in together this month. I adore my husband. He's brilliant and deeply kind. I feel like he's a real equal too. And he pushes me in the best ways. I really like being married. It's fun.

4. Chlo Sevigny:

   When women on set become a little emotional, or impassioned even, they’re labeled as hysterical or crazy and have a hard time getting hired again, the double standard of the man being the wild, crazy, mad director is so embraced.

5. Rod Rosenstein:

   It’s our responsibility to make sure those opinions do not influence their actions, i believe Director Mueller understands that, and recognizes people have political views but that they don’t let it [affect their work].

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Director
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Director
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Director
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Director
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Director
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html