director
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2.9
- noun
- /dəˈrɛktər/
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director
- The talented director guided the actors through their emotional scenes with great care.
- film director
- assistant director
- actors and directors
It was more the director filming me doing stuff.
- It was more the director filming me doing stuff.
- Antoine Fuqua, the director, saw me standing there.
- Jason, what's your advice to directors on directing actors?
- But she's also an actress, a writer, director, producer and in the.
- And I, the, the director was, was a British director.
- He's now the director and star of the Bad Seed.
- This episode was guest directed by The Force Awakens director JJ Abrams.
- Please welcome Golden Globe and Emmy winning actor, director, producer Danny DeVito.
- Greg Rementer was the director on that sequence.
- You know, it's like like being a director is is different.
Examples
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Now, who's the best director you've got that no one's ever heard of?
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I mean, we've never had a choir director to get these kids to sound so fantastic.
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Coming back to the women, the director said, "What about a fresh cup of coffee?"
Fiction book (1991) -
But second, I have the best director ever, Andrew Valentine.
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I'm sure you know exactly what it takes to be a good director.
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No, I'm a film director.
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He's now the director and star of the Bad Seed.
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Antoine Fuqua, the director, saw me standing there.
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Have you ever dreamed of being a Hollywood producer, director, writer, or cinematographer?
Academic text (1999) -
Elliot, the fearless director of Peter's new movie.
Synonyms
304
3.2
A person who makes movies, often as a director or producer
64
4.4
A person who leads musicians in groups like an orchestra or choir
20
3.2
A person who leads actors and the camera crew to make a movie
16
4.2
A person who leads the music for a group like an orchestra
9
9.5
A filmmaker who writes, directs, and keeps tight control over their films
6
3.7
A person who makes movies
4
2.7
A person who makes films by directing or producing them
4
4.1
A person who leads actors and shapes how a play looks and feels
2
4.2
A person who guides actors and plans the action on stage
1
2.9
A person who makes movies, usually as a director or producer
1
4.0
A famous director who makes films, TV shows, or plays
A person who shares the main job of leading a project or company with another person
Antonyms
Compounds
232
4.6
A person who runs a company or organization day to day and reports to the board of directors
15
4.4
A person who plans the look of a film, play or TV show, including sets, costumes and lights
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6.5
An official who led United States intelligence agencies and the Central Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 2005
A person who shares the main job of leading a project or company with another person
A duty of company directors to act for the shareholders' benefit
- Informal
A person who greets visitors at the front desk and makes them feel welcome
How Distinctive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Director comes from the Latin root dirigere, which means 'to guide' or 'to point', and the ending -or means 'one who'. A film or theatre director is someone who guides the actors and the action, so the origin explains the creative leadership role.