director
pronunciation
How to pronounce director in British English:
UK [dəˈrektə(r)]
How to pronounce director in American English:
US [dəˈrektər]
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- Noun:
- someone who controls resources and expenditures
- member of a board of directors
- someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
- the person who leads a musical group
Word Origin
- director (n.)
- late 15c., "a guide," from Anglo-French directour, French directeur, agent noun from Latin dirigere (see direct (v.)). Corporate sense is from 1630s; theatrical sense from 1911.
Example
- 1. His fourth wife is an executive director at sjm .
- 2. It is directed by award-winning director kabir khan .
- 3. Schmidt agreed and contacted the google hr director .
- 4. Last year , they turfed out the managing director and installed new bosses .
- 5. As governor , he hid in the bathroom to avoid his budget director .