theatre director vs director

theatre director and director both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
theatre director	Yes	No	No	No
director	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, theatre director and director are synonyms defined as:

theatre director and director: someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

Other synonyms of theatre director include theater director.

theatre director (noun)	director (noun)
someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show	someone who controls resources and expenditures
	the person who leads a musical group
	someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
	member of a board of directors
	the person who directs the making of a film