Megger

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A megohmmeter.
  2. 2
    A film director. slang

    "Backers, confronted with the heavy demands of directors, point out that the megger is doing more of a job than the producer […]"

Example

More examples

"Backers, confronted with the heavy demands of directors, point out that the megger is doing more of a job than the producer […]"

Etymology

From megaphone (which directors traditionally use) + -er.

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