Conductor

Quick meaning: Conductor is a noun meaning One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
2. (transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.
3. (physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.
4. (mathematics) An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed
5. A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.
6. (architecture) A leader.

Example Sentences

tram conductor

train conductor

[…]Zeal, the blind conductor of the will;

"[…] And one of the things that makes me feel safe is when I see the conductor."

Word Forms

• conductors
• conductour

Synonyms for conductor

Depending on context, synonyms include director.

Antonyms for conductor

Common opposites include dielectric, nonconductor, insulator.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include director, controller, operator, attendant, command, leader.

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