| aquarist |
one who maintains a private aquarium or is curator or director of a public aquarium. |
| attorney general |
(cap.) the director of the U.S. Department of Justice and a member of the President's Cabinet. [1/2 definitions] |
| auteur |
a director whose films display a distinctive personal style. [2 definitions] |
| auteurism |
a type of film criticism in which the works of a given director, regarded as the primary creator of a film, are examined to reveal nuances of personal style. |
| callboard |
a backstage bulletin board in a theater, used by the director, stage manager, and the like to post notices or instructions. |
| Charles Chaplin |
an English-born actor, director, and producer, esp. of U.S. films (b.1889--d.1977). |
| codirector |
combined form of director. |
| conductor |
the director of a musical group. [1/4 definitions] |
| coxswain |
the steersman and director of a racing shell. [1/2 definitions] |
| direct |
to be the director of a film or play. [1/14 definitions] |
| directorate |
the office or position of a director. [1/2 definitions] |
| editor |
in the film industry, a person whose job is to view raw footage and decide, often in conjunction with the director and others, what shots will remain in the final film, what sequence they will be in, and how long each will be. [1/4 definitions] |
| filmography |
a listing of movies that an actor has appeared in or that a director has directed. |
| head |
to be the director or head of; lead. [1/20 definitions] |
| mortician |
a person licensed to make appropriate disposition of dead human bodies; undertaker; funeral director. |
| moviemaker |
a person who makes movies, esp. a producer or director; filmmaker. |
| Orson Welles |
U.S. actor, screenwriter, producer, and critically acclaimed motion picture director who first gained national recognition for his role in the 1938 radio broadcast adaptation of H.G. Wells's novel, The War of the Worlds (b.1915--d.1985). |
| principal |
a head or director, esp. of a school. [1/4 definitions] |
| quarterback |
to serve as the leader or director of. [1/5 definitions] |
| Roberto Suro |
an American journalist and professor who specializes in Hispanic issues and immigration policy. Suro is the former director of the Pew Hispanic Center (b.1951). |
| stage manager |
an assistant to the director of a theatrical production, who is responsible for the technical direction and is in charge backstage during the performance. |