DIRECTRESS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

directress

noun

Definition of directress

as in director

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Recent Examples of directress Christine Trimmer, a lower elementary directress who works with children ages six to nine, said Normile frequently goes above and beyond the call of duty. — Duard Headley, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2020 Tilda Swinton plays Madame Blanc, the vice directress of the school; Chloë Grace Moretz, Mia Goth, and Lutz Ebersdorf also star; and Jessica Harper, the original Suzy, makes an appearance. — Vogue, 23 Aug. 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for directress

Noun

In spite of that, though, there were certain scenes that, for me as a director, were so essential to the film.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
The burglar broke into the first floor of the director’s New York townhouse, scanned an array of expensive framed artworks on her wall and made their choice.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

Gwen Westley Sullivan, former editorial manager of Women’s Wear Daily and W, said Froio was her colleague for 17 years and then her friend.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Chiefs general manager Brett Veach walked through the team’s training facility a few days later, where Mahomes was rehabbing from knee surgery.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

Instead of calling for calm and letting the justice system work, too many political leaders on the left and progressive social influencers either fanned the flames of unrest or failed to act until enormous damage was done.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
The leader of the FLDS is Warren Jeffs, who in 2011 was sentenced to life in prison in a case that received significant media attention.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of leader

Noun

Foster kicked off the show by introducing a few folks, including her music director and collaborator, Michael Rafter, who was on piano during the night, and Pacific Jazz Orchestra conductor Chris Walden.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Musically schooled in Vienna, Higginson hired the players, chose the conductors, and shouldered the deficits.

— Joseph Horowitz, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026