#1 director n. [manager, managing director] someone who controls resources and expenditures. wn #2 director n. member of a board of directors. wn #3 director n. [theater director, theatre director] someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show. wn #4 director n. [film director] the person who directs the making of a film. wn #5 director n. [conductor, music director] the person who leads a musical group. wn