director

/dɪˈrɛktɚ/

noundi · rec · tor

Think: a director gives DI-RECTIONS—DI + REC + TOR.

Yes, it's director. Remember the middle is **rect** (like “correct” without the first ‘co’): di-**rect**-or.

Definitions

  1. nouna person who manages, leads, or is in charge of an organization, department, or activity
  2. nouna person who supervises the making of a movie, play, or television show

Examples

  • The director of the camp explained the rules on the first day.
  • Our drama club director helped the actors practice their lines.
  • The movie director chose a new location for the final scene.

Synonyms

managerleadersupervisoradministratorproducer

Antonyms

followersubordinate

Translations

ES directorPT diretorFR directeur

Common misspellings

direktordirecterdirctordirecctordirecordireterdirectorr

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