" auteur "

[Noun]  | "au*teur" | \ ō-ˈtu̇r \

1: a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory; broadly : director

2: an artist (such as a musician or writer) whose style and practice are distinctive

Origin: 1962 ;

 French, originator, author, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor{mat|author|};

[Noun]  | "auteur theory" 

1: a view of filmmaking in which the director is considered the primary creative force in a movie

Origin: 1962 ;

[Noun]  | "auteur"