Regisseur

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Etymology

Borrowed from French régisseur, which stands for bailiff or trustee in English, as well as assistant director in theater. The word is actually a false friend; in French the film director is a metteur en scène or sometimes réalisateur, but never a régisseur.

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Noun

Regisseur m (genitive Regisseurs, plural Regisseure, feminine Regisseurin)

  1. (film, theater or opera) director
  2. (figuratively, metaphorically) trainer, coach

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