auteur Syllabification: (au·teur)Pronunciation: /ôˈtər/Definition of auteur noun a filmmaker whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are so great that the filmmaker is regarded as the author of the movie. Derivatives auteurismPronunciation: /-ˌizəm/ noun auteuristPronunciation: /-ist/ adjective Origin: 1960s: French, literally 'author'auteur in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of auteur in the British & World English dictionary
