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Direktor

director

noun di-REK-tor Less Common
People & Society Professions

Origin: from Latin 'director'

Also means

principal

Usage Note

Direktor heads an institution such as a school, bank, or museum; a school's Direktor is its principal. Stress shifts to the plural Direktoren, and the female form is Direktorin.

Examples

"Der Direktor hielt eine Rede."

Natural Translation

The director gave a speech.

Literal Translation

The director held a speech.

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