Di*rect"or (?), n. [Cf.
F. directeur.]
1. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.
In all affairs thou sole director.
Swift. 2. One of a body of persons appointed to manage the
affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company.
What made directors cheat in South-Sea year?
Pope. 3. (Mech.)
A part of
a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.
4. (Surg.)
A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife
is made to slide when it
is wished to limit the extent of motion of the
latter, or prevent its injuring the parts beneath.
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