n. 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. director-general the chief executive of a large (esp. public) organization. director of public prosecutions Brit. = public prosecutor. directorial adj. directorship n. (esp. in sense 2).
[ AF directour f. LL director governor (as DIRECT) ]