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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Director

Di-rēct'er, n.

noun

n. One who directs; a director. Director plane (Geom.), the plane to which all right-lined elements in a warped surface are parallel.

Di-rēct'or, n.

noun

n. [Sp. director, It. direttore, Fr. directeur.]

  1. One who, or that which, directs, regulates, guides, or orders: a manager or superintendent; a counselor or instructor.
  2. One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation.

What made directors cheat in South-Sea year? Pope. 3. A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.