Definition of Director

1. Noun. Someone who controls resources and expenditures.

Exact synonyms: Manager, Managing Director
Generic synonyms: Administrator, Decision Maker
Specialized synonyms: Bank Manager, District Manager, Manageress
Derivative terms: Direct, Directorship, Manage, Managerial, Managership

2. Noun. Member of a board of directors.
Group relationships: Board
Generic synonyms: Committee Member
Derivative terms: Directorship

3. Noun. Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show.

4. Noun. The person who directs the making of a film.

5. Noun. The person who leads a musical group.

Definition of Director

1. n. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.

Definition of Director

1. one that directs [n -S] - See also: directs

Medical Definition of Director

1. 1. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent. "In all affairs thou sole director." (Swift) 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. "What made directors cheat in South-Sea year?" (Pope) 3. A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action. 4. 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. Origin: Cf. F. Directeur. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Director

directional atherectomy
directional cloning
directionless
directions
direction finder
directive
directives
directive psychotherapy
directivities
directivity
directly
directly
directness
directnesses
director (current term)
director (current term)
director-stockholder relation
directorate
directorates
Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence
directorial
directories
directories
directors
directorship
directorships
directory
directory
Director of Central Intelligence
director of research

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