Director

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪˈɹɛktÉ™(ɹ)/, IPA: /daɪˈɹɛktÉ™(ɹ)/
• US IPA: /dɪˈɹɛktÉš/, IPA: /daɪˈɹɛktÉš/

Alternative forms

• directour obsolete

Origin

From Anglo-Norman directour

Noun

1. 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).
2. A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
3. (chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.

Anagrams

• creditor