conductor
noun
con·duc·tor
kən-ˈdək-tər 
: one that conducts: such as
a
: guide
b
: a collector of fares in a public conveyance
a railroad conductor
c
: the leader of a musical ensemble
an orchestra conductor
d(1)
: a material or object that permits an electric current to flow easily
Copper wire is a good conductor.
compare insulator, semiconductor
(2)
: a material capable of transmitting another form of energy (such as heat or sound)
Aluminum is a conductor of heat.
Examples of conductor in a Sentence
Metal is a good conductor of electricity.
Recent Examples on the Web
The June concerts include vocalists, an amplified rock band and the symphony led by conductors Martin Herman and Brent Havens.
June 29: The Music of Led Zeppelin with Windborne.
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The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
The train’s conductor had been warned about the runaway ahead of time, Sydney Trains chief executive Matthew Longland told 9News, and was instructed to not open the doors for fears the horse would try to board.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain, directed by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, is also here to accompany the eclipse live.
—Emma Jacobs, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
The orchestra will be led by Dutch conductor Otto Tausk, currently music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä, who turned 28 in January, was appointed music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, succeeding Riccardo Muti and becoming the CSO’s youngest leader since it was founded in 1891.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
As the production's stage director, Simmonds directs the movement and actions of the performers on stage, working in tandem with music director and conductor Francesco Milioto.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Most of all, Levit demonstrated a comprehensive, from-the-gut understanding of a work that even the most gifted conductors struggle to grasp whole.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The Kiel Institute for the World Economy has estimated that the train conductors’ strikes cost the German economy about 100 million euros per day.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
The train’s conductor had been warned about the runaway ahead of time, Sydney Trains chief executive Matthew Longland told 9News, and was instructed to not open the doors for fears the horse would try to board.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain, directed by conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, is also here to accompany the eclipse live.
—Emma Jacobs, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
The orchestra will be led by Dutch conductor Otto Tausk, currently music director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024
Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä, who turned 28 in January, was appointed music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, succeeding Riccardo Muti and becoming the CSO’s youngest leader since it was founded in 1891.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
As the production's stage director, Simmonds directs the movement and actions of the performers on stage, working in tandem with music director and conductor Francesco Milioto.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Most of all, Levit demonstrated a comprehensive, from-the-gut understanding of a work that even the most gifted conductors struggle to grasp whole.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
The Kiel Institute for the World Economy has estimated that the train conductors’ strikes cost the German economy about 100 million euros per day.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Conductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conductor. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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conductor
noun
con·duc·tor
kən-ˈdək-tər
1
: a person who collects fares in a public means of transportation (as a bus or railroad train)
2
: the leader of a musical group
3
: a substance or body that can allow electricity, heat, or sound to pass through it
Medical Definition
conductor
noun
con·duc·tor
kən-ˈdək-tər
1
a
: a material or object that permits an electric current to flow easily
b
: a material capable of transmitting another form of energy (as heat or sound)
2
: a bodily part (as a nerve fiber) that transmits excitation
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