Director vs. Manager — What's the Difference?

One that supervises, controls, or manages.

One who directs a business or other enterprise.

A member of a group of persons chosen to control or govern the affairs of an institution or corporation.

One who controls resources and expenditures, as of a household.

A person who supervises the creative aspects of a dramatic production or film and instructs the actors and crew.

One who is in charge of the business affairs of an entertainer.

The conductor of an orchestra or chorus.

One who is in charge of the training and performance of an athlete or team.

An electronic device that continually calculates and displays information used for firing weapons at moving targets, such as missiles or aircraft.

A student who is in charge of the equipment and records of a school or college team.

One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

A member of a board of directors.

The head coach.

A counselor, confessor, or spiritual guide.

(music) An administrator, for a singer or group. en

That which directs or orientates something.

(software) A window or application whose purpose is to give the user the control over some aspect of the system.

(military) A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.

One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater.

(chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.

A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist.

One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates, guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.

A contriver; an intriguer.

One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank, insurance company, or railroad company.

Someone who controls resources and expenditures

A part of a machine or instrument which directs its motion or action.

(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts beneath.

Someone who controls resources and expenditures

Member of a board of directors

Someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

The person who leads a musical group