Director

//dɪˈɹɛktɚ//

Synonyms for "director" (111 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Noun(1 words)
board member

Strong matches (33)

Related words (55)

Related word relations

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10 relation types

More general

9 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

at location

1 entries

capable of

9 entries

derived

28 entries

Showing 16 of 28 words.

has context

2 entries

is a

11 entries

part of

1 entries

receives action

1 entries

related to

13 entries

Translations

178 translations across 66 languages.

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Albanian

3 entries
  • drejtor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • drejtore noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • drejtoreshë noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Arabic

3 entries
  • مُخْرِج noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • مُدِير noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • مُدِيرَة noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Armenian

1 entries
  • տնօրեն noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • direktor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • rejissor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • дырэ́ктар noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • дырэ́ктарка noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • рэжысёр noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • рэжысёрка noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • дире́ктор noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • дире́кторка noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • режисьо́р noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • режисьо́рка noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Carpathian Rusyn

1 entries
  • режісер noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Catalan

4 entries
  • director noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • director noun (someone who directs)
  • directora noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • directora noun (someone who directs)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • کاربەدەست noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 導演 /导演 noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • 指揮 /指挥 noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • 指揮者 /指挥者 noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • 經理 /经理 noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Czech

4 entries
  • režisér noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • režisérka noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • ředitel noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • ředitelka noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Danish

2 entries
  • direktør noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • instruktør noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Dutch

4 entries
  • directeur noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • directrice noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • regisseur noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • regisseuse noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • direktorino noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • direktoro noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • reĝisorino noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • reĝisoro noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Estonian

2 entries
  • direktor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • režissöör noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Finnish

2 entries
  • johtaja noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • ohjaaja noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

French

4 entries
  • directeur noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • directrice noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • régisseur noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • régisseuse noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Galician

2 entries
  • director noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • directora noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Georgian

2 entries
  • დირექტორი noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • რეჟისორი noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

German

4 entries
  • Direktor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • Direktorin noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • Regisseur noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • Regisseurin noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Greek

4 entries
  • διευθυντής noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • διευθύντρια noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • σκηνοθέτης noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • σκηνοθέτρια noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Greenlandic

1 entries
  • pisortaq noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Hausa

1 entries
  • darekta noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • במאי \ בַּמַּאי noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • במאית \ בַּמָּאִית noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • מנהל \ מְנַהֵל noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • מנהלת \ מְנַהֶלֶת noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Hindi

3 entries
  • निर्देशक noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • निर्देशक noun (someone who directs)
  • संचालक noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • igazgató noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • rektor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • rendező noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • leikstjóri noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • direktur noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • sutradara noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • مُدیر noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • کارْگَرْدان noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Irish

2 entries
  • diúracóir noun (device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system)
  • stiúrthóir noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Italian

4 entries
  • capo noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • direttore noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • direttorice noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • regista noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 指揮者 noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • 監督 noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • директор noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • режиссёр noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Korean

1 entries
  • 감독 noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Kyrgyz

2 entries
  • директор noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • режиссёр noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Latvian

4 entries
  • direktore noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • direktors noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • režisore noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • režisors noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Lithuanian

4 entries
  • direktorius noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • direktorė noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • režisierius noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • režisierė noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • директор noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • режисер noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Malay

3 entries
  • direktur noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • pengarah noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • sutradara noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • захирал noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • найруулагч noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯᠤᠭᠴᠢ noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • ᠵᠠᠬᠢᠷᠤᠯ noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Māori

3 entries
  • ringatohu noun (someone who directs)
  • rungatohu noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • whakataka noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Norman

1 entries
  • directeu noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • direktør noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • regissør noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • direktør noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • regissør noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Ojibwe

1 entries
  • odaake-ogimaa noun (someone who directs)

Polish

4 entries
  • dyrektor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • dyrektorka noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • reżyser noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • reżyserka noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • diretor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • diretora noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Romanian

4 entries
  • directoare noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • director noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • regizoare noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • regizor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Russian

3 entries
  • дире́ктор noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • дирижёр noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • режиссёр noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • reditelj noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • režìsēr noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • ràvnatelj noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • rèdatelj noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Slovak

4 entries
  • režisér noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • režisérka noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • riaditeľ noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • riaditeľka noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Slovene

4 entries
  • direktor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • direktorica noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • režiser noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • režiserka noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Spanish

4 entries
  • director noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • director noun (someone who directs)
  • directora noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • directora noun (someone who directs)

Swahili

1 entries
  • mkurugenzi noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Swedish

3 entries
  • chef noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • direktör noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • regissör noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Tajik

2 entries
  • директор noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • мудир noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Tamil

1 entries
  • இயக்குநர் noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Tok Pisin

1 entries
  • dairekta noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Turkish

2 entries
  • müdür noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • yönetmen noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • direktor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • дире́ктор noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • дире́кторка noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • режисе́р noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • режисе́рка noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • دىرېكتور noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • رېژىسسور noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Uzbek

2 entries
  • direktor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)
  • rejissyor noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • giám đốc noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Volapük

1 entries
  • dilekan noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Yakut

1 entries
  • режиссёр noun (supervisor, manager — see also film director)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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The director wanted the local Asahi reporter to go to the scene of the crime.

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The director cast me as the devil.

Source: tatoeba (20996)

In the film, the director makes Hamlet an active person.

Source: tatoeba (20997)

Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.

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