Conductor - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈdʌktər|  American pronunciation of the word conductor
Brit.  |kənˈdʌktə|  British pronunciation of the word conductor

noun

- the person who leads a musical group (syn: director)
- a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
- the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
- a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.

Extra examples

Metal is a good conductor of electricity.

The elephant's conductor is usually mounted upon its neck.

Congo is the chief conductor of trade into the centre of Africa.

Women are conductors of haemophilia.

Wood is a poor conductor of heat.

The conductor clapped her hands twice, and the musicians stopped talking and prepared to play.

...he excels as a conductor, a composer, and as an instrumentalist...

...served as a conductor for the philharmonic...

...the conductor on the podium tonight is one of the leading figures of classical music...

'Tickets please!' bawled the conductor.

Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor

He and his bride boarded the train, and the conductor announced: "All aboard!"

Word forms

noun
singular: conductor
plural: conductors
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