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director

Syllabification: (di·rec·tor)

Pronunciation: /diˈrektər/

(abbreviation: dir.)

Definition of director

a person who is in charge of an activity, department, or organization:he has been appointed finance director
a member of the board of people that manages or oversees the affairs of a business.
a person who supervises the actors, camera crew, and other staff for a movie, play, television program, or similar production.
short for musical director.

Derivatives

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French directour, from late Latin director 'governor', from dirigere 'to guide'

The ending of director is spelled -or.

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