| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | ace | very skilled person |
| 2. | adept | highly skilled person |
| 3. | administrator | person who manages affairs |
| 4. | alpha | dominant leader |
| 5. | architect | chief designer or planner |
| 6. | artisan | skilled craft worker |
| 7. | authority | recognized expert |
| 8. | autocrat | absolute ruler |
| 9. | baron | powerful business figure |
| 10. | big shot | important powerful person |
| 11. | bookman | learned person |
| 12. | boss | person in charge |
| 13. | bossman | male boss |
| 14. | brains | intelligent guiding person |
| 15. | broker | person arranging deals |
| 16. | captain | person leading a group |
| 17. | chair | head of a meeting |
| 18. | chairperson | person presiding over group |
| 19. | chief | head person |
| 20. | commander | person in command |
| 21. | connoisseur | expert judge of quality |
| 22. | controller | person directing or controlling |
| 23. | crackerjack | excellent, highly skilled person |
| 24. | craftsman | skilled maker or worker |
| 25. | dab hand | person very skilled |
| 26. | despot | tyrannical ruler |
| 27. | dictator | absolute political ruler |
| 28. | director | person managing activities |
| 29. | dominus | lord or owner |
| 30. | don | university teacher or authority |
| 31. | egghead | intellectual person |
| 32. | engineer | technical expert |
| 33. | executive | high-level manager |
| 34. | expert | highly skilled person |
| 35. | facilitator | person who helps progress |
| 36. | fixer | person who solves problems |
| 37. | foreman | supervising worker |
| 38. | governor | person who governs |
| 39. | guru | respected expert or guide |
| 40. | handler | person managing something |
| 41. | handyman | person skilled at repairs |
| 42. | head | person in command |
| 43. | headmaster | male school leader |
| 44. | headmistress | female school leader |
| 45. | helmsman | person guiding a course |
| 46. | hotshot | very talented person |
| 47. | intellectual | highly thoughtful learned person |
| 48. | journeyman | qualified skilled worker |
| 49. | keeper | person who keeps or manages |
| 50. | kingpin | most important person |
| 51. | leader | person in charge |
| 52. | lecturer | person who gives lectures |
| 53. | linguist | language expert |
| 54. | lord | person with authority |
| 55. | maestro | distinguished artistic expert |
| 56. | magnate | powerful wealthy leader |
| 57. | main man | chief important person |
| 58. | manager | person directing operations |
| 59. | mastermind | person directing a plan |
| 60. | mistress | female teacher or ruler |
| 61. | mogul | powerful important person |
| 62. | monarch | hereditary ruler |
| 63. | nabob | wealthy influential person |
| 64. | number one | top-ranking person |
| 65. | old hand | experienced, skilled person |
| 66. | operator | person running something |
| 67. | organizer | person who arranges things |
| 68. | overlord | supreme ruler or controller |
| 69. | overseer | person supervising others |
| 70. | owner | person who possesses something |
| 71. | pilot | person steering or guiding |
| 72. | possessor | one who owns or controls |
| 73. | potentate | powerful ruler |
| 74. | president | head of an organization |
| 75. | principal | chief or leading person |
| 76. | pro | professional or expert |
| 77. | proprietor | owner of a business |
| 78. | pundit | expert commentator |
| 79. | reader | senior university teacher |
| 80. | representative | person acting for others |
| 81. | ringmaster | person directing events |
| 82. | ruler | person who governs |
| 83. | savant | learned expert |
| 84. | scholar | deeply learned person |
| 85. | seasoned hand | experienced skilled person |
| 86. | sovereign | supreme ruler |
| 87. | specialist | person with deep expertise |
| 88. | steward | person managing another’s property |
| 89. | superintendent | person in overall charge |
| 90. | supervisor | person overseeing work |
| 91. | taskmaster | strict demanding supervisor |
| 92. | technician | skilled technical worker |
| 93. | top dog | most powerful person |
| 94. | troubleshooter | person who solves difficulties |
| 95. | tsar | powerful controller |
| 96. | tycoon | wealthy powerful business leader |
| 97. | veteran | highly experienced person |
| 98. | virtuoso | person of exceptional skill |
| 99. | whiz | person very skilled at something |
| 100. | wizard | person with remarkable skill |