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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 1.6 [wn]:
director
n 1: someone who controls resources and expenditures [syn: {manager},
{managing director}]
2: someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in
the production of a show [syn: {stage director}]
3: member of a board of directors
4: the person who leads a musical group [syn: {conductor}, {music
director}]
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