director
noun
di·rec·tor
də-ˈrek-tər 
dī-
: one who directs: such as
a
: the head of an organized group or administrative unit (such as a bureau or school)
director of religious education
a communications director
b
: one of a group of persons entrusted with the overall direction of a corporate enterprise
on the board of directors for a large corporation
c
: a person who supervises the production of a show (as for stage or screen) usually with responsibility for action, lighting, music, and rehearsals
a famous Hollywood director
d
music
: conductor sense c
Examples of director in a Sentence
The company will hire a new director of marketing.
She's the director of graduate studies at the university.
She's considered one of the best young directors in Hollywood.
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The House District 70 seat is vacant after Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock, resigned to become executive director of Arkansas PBS.
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Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
Christopher Landon also left his role as director once Barrera was fired.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Madrid’s directors, and especially its presidents, have generally played a key role in the club’s sporting decisions, especially transfer dealings.
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But in 2012, the actor appeared on the big screen once more when director George Sluizer completed Dark Blood.
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Ella McCarthy, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2025
Christopher Landon also left his role as director once Barrera was fired.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Madrid’s directors, and especially its presidents, have generally played a key role in the club’s sporting decisions, especially transfer dealings.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
But in 2012, the actor appeared on the big screen once more when director George Sluizer completed Dark Blood.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for director
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“Director.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/director. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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director
noun
di·rec·tor
də-ˈrek-tər
dī-
: one that directs: as
a
: one of a group of persons who direct the business of an organized body (as a corporation)
the board of directors
b
: one that guides the making of a show (as for stage or screen)
directorial
adjective
də-ˌrek-ˈtōr-ē-əl
(ˌ)dī-
-ˈtȯr-
Medical Definition
director
noun
di·rec·tor
də-ˈrek-tər, dī-
: an instrument grooved to guide and limit the motion of a surgical knife
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