auteur
[ oh-tur; French oh-tœr ]
/ oʊˈtɜr; French oʊˈtœr /
noun, plural au·teurs [oh-turz; French oh-tœr] /oʊˈtɜrz; French oʊˈtœr/.
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
Origin of auteur
1960–65; < French: literally, author, originator < Latin
auctor. See
author
OTHER WORDS FROM auteur
au·teur·ism, noun au·teur·ist, adjective, nounWords nearby auteur
autecic,
autecious,
autecism,
autecology,
auteuil,
auteur,
auteur theory,
auth.,
auth. ver.,
authentic,
authentical
British Dictionary definitions for auteurism
auteur
/ (ɔːˈtɜː) /
noun
a director whose creative influence on a film is so great as to be considered its author
Derived forms of auteur
auteurism, noun auteurist, adjectiveWord Origin for auteur
French: author