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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who manages people, project |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, brass hat, caretaker, chief, curator, custodian, director, executive, foreperson, head, inspector, manager, overseer, slave driver, straw boss, super*, superintendent, zookeeper |
| Antonyms: | employee, worker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manager over other employees |
| Synonyms: | administrator, big cheese, big gun, big person, chief, chieftain, controller, director, dominator, employer, exec, executive, foreperson, head, head honcho, helmer, honcho, leader, overseer, owner, person in charge, superintendent, supervisor, taskperson, top dog, wheel |
| Antonyms: | employee, worker |
| Main Entry: | caretaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who maintains something |
| Synonyms: | baby sitter, concierge, curator, custodian, house-sitter, janitor, keeper, porter, sitter, super*, superintendent, supervisor, warden, watchperson |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge |
| Synonyms: | big cheese, big gun, big wheel, bigwig, boss, captain, chieftain, commander, dictator, director, foreperson, general, governor, head, head honcho, head person, honcho, key player, leader, manager, monarch, overlord, overseer, president, principal, proprietor, ringleader, ruler, sovereign, superintendent, supervisor, suzerain, top brass, top cat |
| Antonyms: | apprentice, employee, servant, subordinate, underling, worker |
| Main Entry: | conductor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader |
| Synonyms: | director, guide, maestro, manager, marshal, master, supervisor |
| Main Entry: | custodian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | caretaker, maintenance person |
| Synonyms: | Cerberus, baby sitter, bodyguard, claviger, cleaner, cleaning person, concierge, curator, escort, guardian, housesitter, keeper, maintenance person, manager, overseer, protector, sitter, steward, super*, superintendent, supervisor, swamper, warden, watchdog, watchperson |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | director |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manager |
| Synonyms: | administrator, big person, boss, chair, chief, controller, exec, executive, executive officer, governor, head, head honcho, helmer, key player, kingpin, leader, organizer, overseer, person upstairs, player, principal, producer, skipper, supervisor, top dog, top person |
| Main Entry: | employer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person, business who hires |
| Synonyms: | CEO, CO, big shot, boss, businessperson, capitalist, chief, company, corporation, director, entrepreneur, establishment, executive, firm, front office, head, head honcho, juice*, kingpin, management, manager, manufacturer, meal ticket, organization, outfit, overseer, owner, patron, president, proprietor, slavedriver, superintendent, supervisor, workers big cheese |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | executive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who manages an organization |
| Synonyms: | CEO, CO, VIP, administration, administrator, big wheel, boss, brass, businessperson, chief, commander, director, directorate, entrepreneur, exec, government, governor, head, head honcho, head person, heavyweight, hierarchy, higher-up, industrialist, key player, leader, leadership, management, manager, officer, official, skipper, supervisor, top brass, tycoon |
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