Dictionary

director en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈɹek.tə(ɹ)/ (Australia)
• /daɪˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /dɪˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /daɪ̯əˈɹɛk.tə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /daɪˈɹɛk.tɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /dɪˈɹɛk.tɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /dɑɪˈɹek.tə(ɹ)/ (Australia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French directeur and its source Late Latin dīrēctōrem, from Latin dīrēctus. By surface analysis, direct + -or.

Meanings

1. 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).
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   • The easiest way for Neera Tanden to win confirmation as Joe Biden’s budget director is for Democrats to take the Senate in January. 2020 November 30, Burgess Everett, Caitlin Emma, Theodoric Meyer, “Joe Biden's 'radioactive' nominee”, in POLITICO, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2020:
2. A member of a board of directors.
   • Being named to a board of a directors at an established company may seem out of reach — especially if you’re under 50. Or a woman. Or a minority. Or you haven’t made it to the C-suite (yet). […] Last year, S&P 500 boards named 428 new directors, according to Spencer Stuart’s Board Index. Of them, 40% were women, 17% were under 50, and only a third were active or retired CEOs. 2019 March 11, Jeanne Sahadi, “Here’s how to get on a board of directors”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 23 May 2025:
   • [...] the confusion between directors who know nothing and managers who know everything [...].
3. A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.
4. That which directs or orientates something.
   • Installed longer flow director; it now just covers the entire diameter of the 6-in. brine return nozzle, and is 4 in. high […] 1971, United States. Office of Saline Water, Distillation Digest, volume 3, page 76:
5. A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
6. The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.
7. A component of a Yagi–Uda antenna.

Forms

Deriveds

art director · co-director · director of music · flight director · directorless · directorish · director of photography · director general · director conic · hand director · directorate · director-general · multidirector · managing director · vice-director · directoritis · superdirector · director of first impressions · funeral director · director musices · nondirector · deputy director · directorship · directress · director circle · guinea pig director · codirector · directorly · vice director

Descendants

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Translations (179)

he במאית \ בַּמָּאִית (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · bg ръководи́телка (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · es directora (someone who directs) · fr directeur (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sv regissör (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · uz rejissyor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sl režiserka (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · lv režisors (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · be рэжысёр (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · uli dereektoer (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ka დირექტორი (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · uz direktor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · fa-ira کارْگَرْدان (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · fr régisseur (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sl direktorica (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · id sutradara (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · nl regisseur (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · cmn 導演 /导演 (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · mi rungatohu (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · de Direktor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · mn ᠵᠠᠬᠢᠷᠤᠯ (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ja 指揮者 (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · gl director (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · it direttorice (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · be дырэ́ктарка (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · fa-ira مُدیر (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh upràvitelj (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh збороводја (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · pl reżyserka (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ro director (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ar مُخْرِج (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ms pengarah (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ca director (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sq drejtoreshë (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · mn ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯᠤᠭᠴᠢ (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · et direktor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · de Direktorin (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh ра̀внатељ (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ka რეჟისორი (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · hu igazgató (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · nn direktør (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ms sutradara (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh reditelj (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · nl directeur (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · kk директор (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · bg режисьо́рка (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · lt režisierė (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · cs ředitel (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh упра̀витељ (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · mn захирал (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · cmn 指揮 /指挥 (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sv direktör (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · nb direktør (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ky режиссёр (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · lt direktorius (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ky директор (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · lv direktors (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh režìsēr (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · be рэжысёрка (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · lv direktore (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ro regizor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ru режиссёр (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · eo reĝisoro (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · az direktor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · da instruktør (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · rue режісер (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh рѐдатељ (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · mi ringatohu (someone who directs) · az rejissor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ro directoare (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · uk дире́ктор (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · fr directrice (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · he מנהלת \ מְנַהֶלֶת (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · fi johtaja (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · fr régisseuse (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · he במאי \ בַּמַּאי (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · nrf directeu (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh rèdatelj (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · pt diretor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · tg директор (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · hi संचालक (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · vo dilekan (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh zborovodja (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · id direktur (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · uk дире́кторка (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · es director (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · bg режисьо́р (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · lt režisierius (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · hu rektor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · bg дире́кторка (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sl režiser (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · tk direktor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sk režisérka (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · eo direktoro (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sl direktor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ru дире́ктор (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · nn regissør (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ga stiúrthóir (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ru дирижёр (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sk režisér (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · es director (someone who directs) · cs režisér (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sk riaditeľ (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · hi निर्देशक (someone who directs) · tr yönetmen (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · da direktør (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ga diúracóir (device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system) · ms direktur (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ha darekta (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sq drejtor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · bg дире́ктор (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ca directora (someone who directs) · it capo (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · el διευθύντρια (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · vi giám đốc (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · tg мудир (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ar مُدِيرَة (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · mk режисер (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · oj odaake-ogimaa (someone who directs) · es directora (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · hu rendező (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · bg ръководи́тел (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · cmn 經理 /经理 (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · it direttore (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · el σκηνοθέτης (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · pl dyrektorka (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · he מנהל \ מְנַהֵל (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ta இயக்குநர் (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · hi निर्देशक (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ar مُدِير (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · pl dyrektor (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ckb کاربەدەست (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · be дырэ́ктар (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · pt diretora (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ug دىرېكتور (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · fi ohjaaja (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · is leikstjóri (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ja 監督 (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ro regizoare (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ug رېژىسسور (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · uk режисе́рка (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ca director (someone who directs) · ca directora (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · tpi dairekta (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · mi whakataka (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sw mkurugenzi (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · mn найруулагч (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sah режиссёр (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · hy տնօրեն (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · lt direktorė (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · nb regissør (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · kk режиссёр (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · el σκηνοθέτρια (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · et režissöör (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · cs režisérka (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh ràvnatelj (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · lv režisore (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh режѝсе̄р (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · tr müdür (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · eo direktorino (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sk riaditeľka (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · de Regisseur (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · eo reĝisorino (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sv chef (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sq drejtore (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · nl regisseuse (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · de Regisseurin (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · pl reżyser (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · uk режисе́р (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · mk директор (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · nl directrice (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · sh редитељ (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · it regista (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · ko 감독 (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · el διευθυντής (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · cmn 指揮者 /指挥者 (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · kl pisortaq (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · gl directora (supervisor, manager — see also film director) · cs ředitelka (supervisor, manager — see also film director)