1 a person who directs or controls something.
2 a member of the managing board of a commercial company.
3 a person who directs a film, play, etc., esp. professionally.
4 a person acting as spiritual adviser.
5 esp. US = CONDUCTOR 1.
Phrases and idioms:
director-general the chief executive of a large (esp. public) organization. director of public prosecutions Brit. = public prosecutor.
Derivatives:
directorial adj. directorship n. (esp. in sense 2).
Etymology: AF directour f. LL director governor (as DIRECT)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.