director

Definitions

1. noun

   A person in charge of a department, project, film or show.

   Examples

   • She is the director of the museum.
   • The film director thanked the whole team.
2. noun

   A member of the group that leads a company.

   Examples

   • She was named a director of the company last year.
   • The directors met to approve the plan.
3. noun

   A religious guide or advisor.

   Examples

   • She asked the priest to be her spiritual director.
   • The monk guided several younger novices.
4. noun

   A part that guides or points something in a direction.

   Examples

   • A small director on the antenna focuses the signal.
   • The longer flow director now covers the whole nozzle.
5. noun

   A device used to aim weapons in old warships.

   Examples

   • The gunner tracked the target using the director.
   • The ship's director helped aim the guns.
6. noun

   In science, the main direction in which liquid crystal molecules line up.

   Examples

   • The director decides the optical properties of the crystal.
   • An electric field can change the director in the display.
7. noun

   A small metal rod on a TV antenna that helps catch the signal.

   Examples

   • Adding a director improves the antenna's signal.
   • The antenna had a reflector and two directors.