Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

managing director

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
man-ag-ing di-rec-tor
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The chief executive of a limited company.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

managing directors (plural) MD (alternative, initialism)

Phrases

board of directors board member

Frequently Paired Words

board of directors board member chairperson chair chairwoman chairman

Synonyms

director manager

Questions

What does managing director mean?
The chief executive of a limited company.

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