Synonyms for director
noun
An executive officer
manager, supervisor, executive; see administrator, leader 2.
Person in charge of a theatrical production
producer, impresario, stage director, motion-picture director, auteur, filmmaker, régisseur (French), television director; see also leader 3.
See director in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
One who is highest in rank or authority:
boss, chief, chieftain, head, headman, hierarch, leader, master. (Slang) honcho. Idiom: cock of the walk. See overSomeone who directs and supervises workers:
boss, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, head, manager, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress. (Informal) straw boss. (Slang) chief. See overA person having administrative or managerial authority in an organization:
administrant, administrator, executive, manager, officer, official. (Informal) exec. See overSomething or someone that shows the way:
conductor, escort, guide, lead, leader, pilot, shepherd, usher. See show
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