n.
Pronunciation: ō - ' t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: French, originator, author, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor ― more at AUTHOR
Date: 1967
1 : a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory broadly : DIRECTOR C
2 : an artist (as a musician or writer) whose style and practice are distinctive
– au · teur · ist \ -ist \ adjective or noun