DIRECTORS

Noun

directors

plural of director

Anagrams

• creditors, recordist

Source: Wiktionary


DIRECTOR

Di*rect"or, n. Etym: [Cf. F. directeur.]

1. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent. In all affairs thou sole director. Swift.

2. 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.

3. (Mech.)

Definition: A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.

4. (Surg.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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