Part of speech: Noun
someone who controls resources and expenditures
Categories: Administrator, Decision maker
Part of speech: Noun
member of a board of directors
Categories: Committee member
Part of speech: Noun
someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
Categories: Supervisor
Conductor, Theatre director, Director, Film director, Theater director
The word "director" comes from Latin directus, which was borrowed from Late Latin director, which was borrowed from Middle French directeur.
Medieval scholars created new Latin words for modern concepts, keeping the language alive for centuries.