Direktor

/diʁɛkˈtoːɐ̯/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Direktoren

Meaning

  1. director

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Manager

Direktor is a formal title for the head of an institution (a school, a company); Manager is the more general, modern word for someone managing a team or business.

Geschäftsführer

Geschäftsführer is a managing director, specifically running the day-to-day business; Direktor is the more general title for the head of an institution.

Similar in other languages

English

manager

Close — a director relates to a manager.

Practice

1 What does Direktor mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ leitet die Schule seit zehn Jahren.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Direktor?

noun

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