Hypertext Webster Gateway: "director"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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. (Mech.) A part of a machine or instrument which directs
its motion or action.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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