DIRECTOR

One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent. In all affairs thou sole director. Swift. One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company. What made directors cheat in South-Sea year Pope. A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action. A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts beneath.

One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director). | A member of a board of directors. | A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide. | That which directs or orientates something. | A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time. | The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal. | A component of a Yagi–Uda antenna.