conductor
noun/kənˈdʌktə(r)/
/kənˈdʌktər/
- a person who stands in front of an orchestra, a group of singers etc., and directs their performance, especially somebody who does this as a profession
- the principal conductor of the San Francisco Symphony
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- famous
- chief
- …
- conductor of
- conductor with
- the conductor’s baton
- (British English also guard)a person who is in charge of a train and travels with it, but does not drive itTopics Transport by bus and trainc2, Jobsc2
- (British English) a person whose job is to collect money from passengers on a bus or train or check their tickets
- a bus conductor
- (physics) a substance that allows electricity or heat to pass along it or through it
- Wood is a poor conductor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- good
- bad
- …
see also lightning conductor
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a military leader): via Old French from Latin conductor, from conducere ‘bring together’.
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