director

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.
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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈɹɛktə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French directeur and its source Late Latin dīrēctor, dīrēctōrem, from Latin dīrēctus. By surface analysis, direct + -or.

Synonyms

manager

leader

chief

head

administrator

supervisor

superintendent

conductor

boss

principal

commander

executive

producer

master

guide

controller

captain

ruler

governor

lord

headmaster

music director

counselor

secretary-general

trustee

stage director

overseer

film director

coach

officer

theater director

dean

curator

chairman

theatre director

counsellor

adviser

senior vice president

company president

secretary

regent

advisor

president

stage manager

regulator

adjutant general

foreman

managing director

directive

direction finder

Translations

director

directeur

direttore

Direktor

diretor

regista

Regisseur

réalisateur

director

directeur

διευθυντής

bestuurder

Leiter

🪜

dyrektor

metteur en scène

Sentences

He was the first career employee ever to become director of the agency .

The current Director is Professor Frank Gannon .

He met with Herb Solow, Desilu's Director of Production .

The institute is currently presided by Niranjan Hirandani, Managing Director of Hiranandani Constructions .