AUTEUR


Meaning of AUTEUR in English

[ əʊ'tə: , ɔ:- ]

■ noun a film director who influences their films so much that they rank as their author.

Derivatives

~ism noun

~ist adjective

Origin

1960s: from Fr., lit. 'author'.

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