director's chair

di·rec·tor's chair

(dĭ-rĕk′tərz, dī-)

A light folding armchair having a plastic, wooden, or metal frame and a back and seat usually made of canvas.

[From its use by motion picture directors on the set.]

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director's chair

(Furniture) a light wooden folding chair with arm rests and a canvas seat and back

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

direc′tor's chair`

a lightweight folding armchair with transversely crossed legs and a canvas seat and back panel traditionally used by motion-picture directors.

[1950–55]

Translations

director’s chair

n (Film) → Regiestuhl m

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