auteurs

Variant of auteur

auteur definition

au·teur (ō tʉr′)

noun pl. auteurs -·teurs′ (-tʉr′)

  1. the primary creator of a film, esp. the director
  2. a film director with a distinctive personal style

Etymology: Fr, author

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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