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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French directeur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdi.rɛkˈtøːr/
- Hyphenation: di‧rec‧teur
- Rhymes: -øːr
Noun
directeur m (plural directeurs, diminutive directeurtje n, feminine directrice)
- director, manager in a company, general manager, CEO or at lower (e.g. branch) level
- director, person in charge of various other institutions
- director or manager, who has an executive mandate within an institution, e.g. for HR
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin directōrem, from Latin directus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
directeur (feminine directrice, masculine plural directeurs, feminine plural directrices)
- leading, managing
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Noun
directeur m (plural directeurs, feminine directrice)
- director
- school principal
- Synonym: dirlo
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