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/diɾekˈtoɾ/

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Translation

director, manager, headteacher

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Word origin

From Latin director ('one who directs'), an agent noun from dirigere ('to direct').

Origin
Latin
Root
director
English cognates
director, direct

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraldirectores

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.

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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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 12: director, golpear, terrible and 7 more words.