director (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 5 senses of the word *director*:
NOUN	person	director, manager, managing director	someone who controls resources and expenditures
	person	director	member of a board of directors
	person	director, theater director, theatre director	someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
	person	director, film director	the person who directs the making of a film
	person	director, conductor, music director	the person who leads a musical group

director > pronunciation
Sounds	dayreh'kter; dereh'kter; dihreh'kter; diyreh'kter
Rhymes	abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...

English > *director*: 5 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone who controls resources and expenditures.
Synonyms	manager, managing director
Narrower	bank manager	manager of a branch office of a bank
	district manager	A manager who supervises the sales activity for a district
	manageress	A woman manager
Broader	administrator, decision maker	someone who administers a business
Spanish	administrador, directora, director, gerente, gestor, manager
Catalan	directora, director, gerent
Nouns	directorship	the position of a director / director of a business concern
Verbs	direct	be in charge of

English > *director*: 5 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	Member of a board of directors.
Member of	board	A committee having supervisory powers
Broader	committee member	A member of a committee / committee
Spanish	directivo, director
Catalan	directiu
Nouns	directorship	the position of a director / director of a business concern

English > *director*: 5 senses > noun 3, person
Meaning	someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show.
Synonyms	theater director, theatre director
Instances	Granville-Barker, Harley Granville-Barker	English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
	Kazan, Elia Kazan, Elia Kazanjoglous	United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
	Stanislavsky, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeevich Alekseev	Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)
Narrower	stage director	someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show
Broader	supervisor	One who supervises or has charge and direction of
Spanish	director de escena, director
Catalan	directora, director d'escena, director
Verbs	direct	guide the actors in (plays and films)

English > *director*: 5 senses > noun 4, person
Meaning	The person who directs the making of a film.
Synonym	film director
Instances	Bergman, Ingmar Bergman	Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918)
	Bunuel, Luis Bunuel	Spanish film director (1900-1983)
	Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock, Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Joseph Hitchcock	English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense / suspense (1899-1980)
	Strasberg, Lee Strasberg, Israel Strassberg	United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982)
Broader	film maker, filmmaker, film producer, movie maker	A producer of motion pictures
Spanish	director de cine
Catalan	director

English > *director*: 5 senses > noun 5, person
Meaning	The person who leads a musical group.
Synonyms	conductor, music director
Instances	Bernstein, Leonard Bernstein	United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
	Britten, Benjamin Britten, Edward Benjamin Britten, Lord Britten of Aldeburgh	major English composer of the 20th century
	Fiedler, Arthur Fiedler	Popular United States conductor (1894-1979)
	Hindemith, Paul Hindemith	German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963)
	Koussevitzky, Serge Koussevitzky, Sergei Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky	United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951)
	Lambert, Constant Lambert, Leonard Constant Lambert	English composer and conductor (1905-1951)
	Mahler, Gustav Mahler	Austrian composer and conductor (1860-1911)
	Ormandy, Eugene Ormandy	United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1899-1985)
	Ozawa, Seiji Ozawa	United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935)
	Stokowski, Leopold Stokowski, Leopold Antoni Stanislaw Stokowski	United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977)
	Szell, George Szell	United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1897-1970)
	Toscanini, Arturo Toscanini	Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide / worldwide (1867-1957)
	Walter, Bruno Walter	German conductor (1876-1962)
	Weber, Carl Maria von Weber, Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber	German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826)
	Wood, Sir Henry Wood, Sir Henry Joseph Wood	English conductor (1869-1944)
Narrower	bandleader	The leader of a dance band
	bandmaster	The conductor of a band
	drum major	The leader of a marching band or drum corps
	drum majorette, majorette	A female drum major
Broader	musician	artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
Spanish	conductor, directora, director de orquesta, director
Catalan	conductor, directora, director d'orquestra, director
Verbs	direct	lead, as in the performance of a composition

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