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English

Noun

  1. One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).
  2. A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
  3. The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.


Translations

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Spanish

Noun

  1. director.


Related terms


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Director \Di*rect"or\, n. [Cf. F. directeur.]
1. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates,
guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.
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In all affairs thou sole director. --Swift.
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2. One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs
of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank,
insurance company, or railroad company.
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What made directors cheat in South-Sea year? --Pope.
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3. (Mech.) A part of a machine or instrument which directs
its motion or action.
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4. (Surg.) A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is
made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of
motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts
beneath.
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WordNet director
n 1: someone who controls resources and expenditures [syn: manager,
managing director]
2: member of a board of directors
3: someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in
the production of a show [syn: theater director, {theatre
director}]
4: the person who leads a musical group [syn: conductor, {music
director}]
Moby Dictionary
Kapellmeister , MC , administrator , auteur , ballyhoo man ,
band leader , band major , bandmaster , banker , barker , baron ,
big boss , big businessman , big cheese , boss , business leader ,
businessman , callboy , captain , captain of industry , castellan ,
chairman , chatelain , chatelaine , chief , cicerone , commandant ,
commander , conductor , costume designer , costumer , costumier ,
drum major , emcee , enterpriser , entrepreneur , equestrian director ,
executive , exhibitor , financier , foreman , gaffer , governor , guide ,
head , headman , helmsman , impresario , industrialist , intendant ,
king , kingpin , leader , little businessman , maestro , magnate ,
makeup man , man of commerce , manager , master , master of ceremonies ,
number one , official , orchestra leader , overseer , pilot ,
playreader , president , principal , producer , prompter , ringmaster ,
ruler , scenewright , set designer , showman , skipper , spieler ,
stage director , stage manager , steersman , superintendent ,
supervisor , symphonic conductor , theater man , theatrician ,
ticket collector , top dog , top executive , tycoon , usher , usherer ,
usherette , vice-president


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