director

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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).

   Francis Gurry is director of WIPO.

2. 2
   noun

   A member of a board of directors.

   [...] the confusion between directors who know nothing and managers who know everything [...].

3. 3
   noun

   That which directs or orientates something.

   Installed longer flow director; it now just covers the entire diameter of the 6-in. brine return nozzle, and is 4 in. high […]

4. 4
   noun

   someone who controls resources and expenditures

5. 5
   noun

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

6. 6
   noun

   member of a board of directors

7. 7
   noun

   the person who directs the making of a film

8. 8
   noun

   the person who leads a musical group

Etymology

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