Conductor - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- 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
singular: conductor
plural: conductors
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