chief operating officer

1. 1.

   the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)

   Synonymschief executive officerCEO

   Broadercorporate executive

Questions about chief operating officer

What does chief operating officer mean?

chief operating officer means "the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)".

What is another word for chief operating officer?

Close synonyms include chief executive officer, CEO. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.