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auteur

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɔːˈtɜː^r/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō tûr′; Fr. ō t′)

Inflections of 'auteur' (n): npl: auteurs

au•teur (ō tûr′; Fr. ō tœr′),USA pronunciation n., pl. au•teurs

(ō tûrz′; Fr. ō tœr′).USA pronunciation

Show Businessa filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.

Latin auctor. See author
French: literally, author, originator
1960–65

au•teur′ism, n.
au•teur′ist, adj., n.

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auteur /ɔːˈtɜː/ n

a director whose creative influence on a film is so great as to be considered its author

Etymology: French: authorauˈteurism n auˈteurist adj

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