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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIRECTOR, n.
1. One who directs; one who superintends, governs or manages; one who prescribes to others, by virtue of authority; an instructor; a counselor.
2. That which directs; a rule; an ordinance.
3. One appointed to transact the affairs of a company; as the director of a bank, or of the India Company.
4. That which directs or controls by influence.
Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
5. In surgery, a grooved probe, intended to direct the edge of the knife or scissors in opening sinuses or fistulae; a guide for and incision-knife.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone who controls resources and expenditures [syn: director, manager, managing director]
2: member of a board of directors
3: someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show [syn: director, theater director, theatre director]
4: the person who directs the making of a film [syn: film director, director]
5: the person who leads a musical group [syn: conductor, music director, director]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century one who directs: as a. the head of an organized group or administrative unit (as a bureau or school) b. one of a group of persons entrusted with the overall direction of a corporate enterprise c. a person who supervises the production of a show (as for stage or screen) usually with responsibility for action, lighting, music, and rehearsals d. conductor c • directorship noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a person who directs or controls something. 2 a member of the managing board of a commercial company. 3 a person who directs a film, play, etc., esp. professionally. 4 a person acting as spiritual adviser. 5 esp. US = CONDUCTOR 1. Phrases and idioms: director-general the chief executive of a large (esp. public) organization. director of public prosecutions Brit. = public prosecutor. Derivatives: directorial adj. directorship n. (esp. in sense 2). Etymology: AF directour f. LL director governor (as DIRECT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Director Di*rect"or, n. [Cf. F. directeur.] 1. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent. In all affairs thou sole director. --Swift. 2. 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. What made directors cheat in South-Sea year? --Pope. 3. (Mech.) A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action. 4. (Surg.) 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(directors) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The director of a play, film, or television programme is the person who decides how it will appear on stage or screen, and who tells the actors and technical staff what to do. N-COUNT 2. In some organizations and public authorities, the person in charge is referred to as the director. ...the director of the intensive care unit at Guy's Hospital. N-COUNT: oft the N 3. The directors of a company are its most senior managers, who meet regularly to make important decisions about how it will be run. (BUSINESS) He served on the board of directors of a local bank. N-COUNT 4. The director of an orchestra or choir is the person who is conducting it. (AM; in BRIT, use conductor) N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Superintendent, manager, boss. 2. Guide, counsellor, adviser, instructor, mentor, monitor.

Moby Thesaurus

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