Conductor Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Conductor? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Synonyms, Example sentences, How to pronounce? Words ending with Conductor, Antonyms, Words starting with Conductor, Related sentences, Derivations and more...

Conductor meaning

Word: Conductor

How to pronounce: kənˈdʌktə

Noun

Definitions:

1. A person who directs the performance of an orchestra or choir.

Example sentences: "He was appointed principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra"

2. A person in charge of a train, streetcar, or other public conveyance, who collects fares and sells tickets.

Example sentences: "The conductor sold me the ticket on the train and I got off at Burley in Wharfedale with a load of other people, all dressed in suits as I was."

3. A material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this.

Example sentences: "Graphite is a reasonably good conductor of electricity"


Synonyms:

wire

mother lode

cable

introducer

strand

surface casing

brakeman

fare collector

train conductor

mountain guide

kapellmeister

bandleader

orchestrator

director

wireway


Antonyms:

insulator

dielectric


Derivations:

conduit

conductivity

conduction

conductance

conductress

conductive

conducting

conducted

conduct


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Conductor in Other Languages...

Spanish: Conductor

German: Dirigent

French: Conducteur

Italian: Conduttore

Turkish: şef


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