director

Everyday

1. A director is the person in charge of making a film, play or TV programme who tells the actors and crew what to do. tree →
2. A director is one of the people who run a company or a large organisation. tree →
3. A director is the head of a department or project: "the museum director", "the director of music". tree →

In the lessons

In stories and media lessons, the director decides how a film or play looks. In everyday life companies have a board of directors. In school, a "funeral director" is a polite name for an undertaker. Phrases: film director, managing director, board of directors, director of studies, funeral director.

Examples

• The director shouted "Action!" tree →
• Our music teacher is the director of the school choir. tree →
• Steven Spielberg is a famous film director. tree →
• The company has five directors. tree →
• The museum director showed us the dinosaur bones. tree →
• The funeral director arranged everything kindly. tree →
• She wants to be a theatre director when she grows up. tree →
• He was a director of a theatre, a manager of masked balls, and a leader of all the amusements we can imagine. tree →

Note

Countable: a director, directors. Ends in -or, not -er. Related: direct, direction. In the UK "managing director" is the boss of a company; in the USA they often say "CEO".