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/diɾekˈtoɾ/
Translation
director, manager, headteacher
Word origin
From Latin director ('one who directs'), an agent noun from dirigere ('to direct').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- director
- English cognates
- director, direct
Grammar
Examples
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The company director presented the report to the partners.
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The film director won the award for the best work of the year.
directora cito .
The headteacher called the parents in for an urgent meeting.
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My father was a bank manager for twenty years.
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The new director wants to change the company culture.
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