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Etymology

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

derived from dīrēctus
borrowed from dīrēctor
borrowed from directeur

Definitions

1
One who directs
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).
- Francis Gurry is director of WIPO.
- The easiest way for Neera Tanden to win confirmation as Joe Biden’s budget director is for Democrats to take the Senate in January.
2
A member of a board of directors.
- [...] the confusion between directors who know nothing and managers who know everything [...].
A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.
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1. 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 […]
2. A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system…
  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.
4. A component of a Yagi–Uda antenna.

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Derived

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

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at director. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at director. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at director

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