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- pronunciation:
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tr
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person who guides the affairs of a business or other organization.
The director of the company makes most of the important decisions.- similar words:
- commander, manager, operator
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| definition 2: |
a person who guides the actors and directs the performance of the script for a play or movie.
The director gave many instructions to the actors. |
| related words: |
administration, adviser, coach, employer, head, leader, principal, top |
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The word director
contains the following parts:
di-3
Latin
prefix
that means not, apart, reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix di-3 is a form of dis- used before roots beginning with "v," "g," and "s," such as "vert," "gress," and "rect." See dis-3
Example words:
reg, rect, rig1
Latin
root
that means king, rule, guide; straight
Example words:
correct, direct, direction, director, dirigible, erect, irregular, rectangle, regime, regiment, region, regular, regulate, regulation
-er, -or, -ar2
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means a person or thing that does
More about this word part:
The suffix group -er
, -or
, -ar2 turns verbs into agent nouns.
Example words:
actor, administrator, builder, batter3, beggar, broiler, burglar, captor, carrier, censor, cleaner, commissioner, computer, consumer, container, dancer, diner, director, doctor, driver, employer, farmer, freezer, liar, manager, motor, painter1, pitcher2, player, potter, preacher, razor, refrigerator, reporter, runner, sailor, sculptor, seller, singer, speaker, survivor, teacher, tractor, user, vendor, washer, worker, writer
- synonyms:
- -ist, -ite2, -ator, -an, -ian, -ean
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