director
Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/
The English word “director” has 7 meanings listed here.
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).
- A member of a board of directors.
- A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.
- That which directs or orientates something.
- A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
- The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.
- A component of a Yagi–Uda antenna.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French directeur and its source Late Latin dīrēctōrem, from Latin dīrēctus. By surface analysis, direct + -or.
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