German Conversation · Level 66
75 words
German word
Geschäftsführer
Pronunciation
IPA/gəˈʃɛft͡sˌfyːʁɐ/
Meaning
- masculine nounmanaging director
Example
Der Geschäftsführer hat das Meeting geleitet.
The managing director led the meeting.
More examples
Ich muss morgen mit dem Geschäftsführer sprechen.
I have to speak with the managing director tomorrow.
Core concept
A person at the helm of a company, steering its daily course and speaking for it outside.
Common phrases
mit dem Geschäftsführer sprechen
speak with the managing director
den Geschäftsführer anrufen
call the managing director
Similar words
Inhaber: A person who owns and ultimately controls a company or shop.
Leiter: A person responsible for managing and directing a department or team.
Direktor: A senior manager who makes important decisions in a company or department.
Betriebsleiter: A person responsible for daily production and operations at a plant or site.
Definition in German
Verantwortliche Person für die tägliche Geschäftsführung eines Unternehmens und dessen Vertretung gegenüber Dritten.
Word origin
Geschäftsführer is a compound of Geschäft, meaning business, and Führer, meaning leader, from führen, meaning to lead.
Usage tips
- Geschäftsführer is masculine, and its plural has the same form: Geschäftsführer; the feminine form is Geschäftsführerin.
Other meanings
- chief executive officernoun
- executive directornoun
- company presidentnoun
Opposites
- Untergebenersubordinatenoun
Related words
- Geschäftsführerinfemale managing directornoun
- Geschäftsführungmanagementnoun