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Webster 1913 Edition
Director
Di-rect′or
,Noun.
[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 companyWhat made
directors
cheat in South-Sea year? Pope.
3.
(Mech.)
A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.
4.
(Surg.)
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Director
DIRECTOR
,Noun.
1.
One who directs; one who superintends, governs or manages; one who prescribes to others, by virtue of authority; an instructor; a counselor.2.
That which directs; a rule; an ordinance.3.
One appointed to transact the affairs of a company; as the director of a bank, or of the India Company.4.
That which directs or controls by influence.Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct.
5.
In surgery, a grooved probe, intended to direct the edge of the knife or scissors in opening sinuses or fistulae; a guide for and incision-knife.