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auteur

Pronunciation: /əʊˈtəː, ɔː-/
Definition of auteur

noun

  • a film director who influences their films so much that they rank as their author.

Derivatives

auteurism

noun

auteurist

adjective

Origin:

1960s: from French, literally 'author'

auteur in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of auteur in the US English dictionary
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