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conductor

  • noun
  • con·duc·tor
  • /kənˈdʌktɚ/

One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.

Other meanings

  1. A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

  2. A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.

Synonyms

  • music director
  • director

Related words

  • bus conductor
  • line conductor
  • live conductor
  • neutral conductor
  • conductor rail
  • Bioconductor
  • conductoress
  • conductorette
  • conductorial
  • conductorless
  • conductorly
  • conductorship

Word history

From Latin "conductor".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “conductor” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.