First Known Use: 1967
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auteur
noun au·teur \ō-ˈtər\
Definition of AUTEUR
1
: a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory; broadly : director c
2
: an artist (as a musician or writer) whose style and practice are distinctive
— au·teur·ist \-ist\ adjective or noun
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Origin of AUTEUR
French, originator, author, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor — more at author
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Rhymes with AUTEUR
as per, astir, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, occur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir
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