<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person or thing that directs.</li><li>Synonyms: boss, chief, administrator, leader, manager, head, supervisor.</li><li>one of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of a company or corporation: a board of directors.</li><li>Synonyms: boss, chief, administrator, leader, manager, head, supervisor.</li><li>the person responsible for the interpretive aspects of a stage, film, or television production; the person who supervises the integration of all the elements, as acting, staging, and lighting, required to realize the writer's conception.</li><li>Compare producer (def 3).</li><li>the musical conductor of an orchestra, chorus, etc.</li><li>the manager or chief executive of certain schools, institutes, government bureaus, etc.</li><li>Synonyms: boss, chief, administrator, leader, manager, head, supervisor.</li><li>Military: a mechanical or electronic device that continuously calculates firing data for use against an airplane or other moving target.</li></ul>