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auteur

Pronunciation: /əʊˈtəː//ɔːˈtəː/
noun
A film director who influences their films so much that they rank as their author.

Origin
1960s: from French, literally ‘author’.

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Paolo saw himself as a major director and auteur. Others viewed him as a pipsqueak and poseur.

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