Synonyms and antonyms of General words for business people and managers in American Thesaurus

account executive (noun)

someone who is responsible for all the work done for a particular customer of a company, especially an advertising company or a public relations company

administrator (noun)

someone whose job is to manage a business, organization, or institution

agent (noun)

a person or company that does business for another person or company, for example by selling their products or by dealing with their customers

ambassador (noun)

someone who is considered to represent an activity, organization, company, etc.

baron (noun)

a powerful person in a particular type of business

boss (noun)

the person who is in charge of you at work

businessman (noun)

a man who works in business, especially a manager

businessman (noun)

a man who is good at dealing with financial matters

businessperson (noun)

someone who works in business, especially a manager

businesswoman (noun)

a woman who works in business, especially a manager

businesswoman (noun)

a woman who is good at dealing with financial matters

capitalist (noun)

someone who is successful in business or who invests money in businesses for profit

captain of industry (noun)

mainly journalism someone who owns or manages a large important company

CEO (noun)

Chief Executive Officer: the most senior manager in a corporation who has more authority than anyone else and is responsible for its success

CFO (noun)

Chief Financial Officer: the person in charge of the financial policy and decisions in a corporation

chairman (noun)

the person in charge of a large organization or corporation

chairperson (noun)

the person in charge of a large organization or corporation

chairwoman (noun)

the woman in charge of a large organization or corporation

change agent (noun)

someone who is employed by a company or organization to change the way in which it is organized and managed

chief (noun)

the person who is in charge of an organization or department, or who has the main responsibility for something

chief executive (noun)

the most senior person working in a company or organization who is responsible for running it

company man (noun)

showing disapproval a man who thinks loyalty to the company he works for is more important than friendship or personal beliefs

controller (noun)

someone whose job is to manage an organization or part of an organization

COO (noun)

Chief Operating Officer: the person who is responsible for the daily operation of a corporation

coordinator (noun)

someone whose job is to organize the various parts of an activity and make sure that all the people involved work well together

dealer (noun)

a person or company that buys and sells a particular product

dealmaker (noun)

someone who arranges deals, especially in business or politics

deputy (noun)

someone whose job is the second most important in a department or organization, and who takes the responsibilities of the most important person in some situations

developer (noun)

someone who buys land or buildings in order to put new or better buildings there and make money from them

director (noun)

someone whose job is to manage all or part of a company, organization, or institution

director (noun)

one of the senior managers in charge of a company

director general (noun)

the person in charge of a large organization

entrepreneur (noun)

someone who uses money to start businesses and make business deals

exec (noun)

informal an executive in a company

executive (noun)

a senior manager in a business or other organization

executive director (noun)

a director of a company who is employed by the company in a senior management position

executive officer (noun)

a person in a senior management position in an organization

executive secretary (noun)

someone with a senior position in a company who is responsible for helping people in senior positions with organization and management

foreman (noun)

a man who is in charge of a team of workers

handler (noun)

informal the manager of someone famous such as a movie star or sportsperson

higher-up (noun)

informal someone who has a more important job than you in an organization

industrialist (noun)

someone who owns or manages a large and important industrial company

interlocutor (noun)

formal someone who takes part in talks as a representative of another person or organization

lifer (noun)

informal someone who has worked for the same company throughout their career

line manager (noun)

mainly British a manager at a higher level than you who is in charge of the work that you do

line manager (noun)

mainly British a manager in a company who is responsible for producing and selling the company’s products

magnate (noun)

a successful and important person with a lot of power in a particular industry

man (noun)

a man who works for a particular company or organization, or who does a particular type of work

manager (noun)

someone whose job is to organize and control the work of a business or organization or a part of it

manager (noun)

someone whose job is to take care of the business activities of an entertainer or sports player

manager (noun)

someone whose job is to organize and train a sports team

managing director (noun)

the person with the most senior position in a company and with the responsibility for managing all of it

mgr. (abbreviation)

manager

micromanager (noun)

showing disapproval someone who wants to control every part of a business or system in a way that is not necessary or useful

middleman (noun)

someone who helps to arrange business deals and discussions between other people

middle manager (noun)

someone who works in middle management

mumpreneur (noun)

a mother who starts a business so that she can combine working with looking after her children

officer (noun)

someone with a position of authority in an organization

ombudsman (noun)

someone whose job is to deal with complaints that people make about an organization or particular type of business

operator (noun)

a person or company that runs a business

overseer (noun)

old-fashioned someone whose job is to watch something in order to check that it works in the way that it should

-preneur (suffix)

used with some nouns to make nouns meaning a particular kind of person who sets up and runs a business

product owner (noun)

someone whose role is to act as a link between the developers of a product and the customers, to ensure that communication is as good as possible

proprietor (noun)

formal someone who owns a business

road manager (noun)

someone who organizes the traveling arrangements for a group of musicians

scrum master (noun)

someone in a software development company whose role is to remove any problems that might prevent the team from delivering the outcomes they have set out to deliver

shipowner (noun)

someone who owns ships, usually ships that carry goods

social entrepreneur (noun)

someone who sets up a business whose main purpose is to bring about positive social change rather than simply make a profit

solopreneur (noun)

a business owner who works and runs their business alone

stakeholder (noun)

business a person or company that has invested in a business and owns part of it

suki (noun)

Philippine English a seller who gives favorable treatment to regular customers

superintendent (noun)

someone who is in charge of something, for example a hospital, or school

supervisor (noun)

someone who is in charge of an activity, a place, or a group of people such as workers or students

Supt. (abbreviation)

superintendent

taipan (noun)

a foreign businessman who has an important job in China

trade (noun)

the people or companies who work in a particular business or industry

treasurer (noun)

someone who is in charge of the money that belongs to an organization

trustee (noun)

a member of a group of people who are chosen to manage an institution such as a hospital or school that is organized as a trust

tycoon (noun)

a rich and powerful person who is involved in business or industry

veep (noun)

Americaninformal a vice president, either of a country or of a corporation

vice president (noun)

a senior manager in a business, especially the person in charge of a department

VP (abbreviation)

vice president

wantrepreneur (noun)

informal someone who would like to start a business and thinks and talks about doing so, but never gets started