As nouns the difference between director and chieftain
is that director is 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) while chieftain is a leader of a clan or tribe.
director
English
Alternative forms
* directour (obsolete)
Noun
(
wikipedia director)
(
en noun)
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 ).
A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.
(chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.
Derived terms
* director circle
* director conic
Anagrams
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chieftain
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A leader of a clan or tribe.
A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain.
Synonyms
* (A very powerful person) chief, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, boss, employer, foreman, head, heid bummer, leader, mandarin, manager, mover and shaker, top banana, top dog, tycoon
