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2 definitions found 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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