conductornoun [ C ]
uk/kənˈdʌk.tər/us/kənˈdʌk.tɚ/conductor noun [ C ] (MUSIC)
B2 someone who directs the performance of musicians or a piece of music:
The conductor raised his baton.
a guest conductor
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Musicians
- accompanist
- arrange
- bandleader
- bandmaster
- bandsman
- drummer
- fiddler
- flautist
- flutist
- guitarist
- oboist
- one-hit wonder
- one-man band
- organ grinder
- organist
- soloist
- timpanist
- trombone
- trumpeter
- violinist
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conductor noun [ C ] (PUBLIC TRANSPORT)
US UK guard a railway official who travels on and is responsible for a train
UK someone whose job is to sell tickets on a bus, train, or other public vehicle
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Railway workers
- engine driver
- engineer
- guard
- motorman
- porter
- signalman
- stationmaster
- stoker
conductor noun [ C ] (SUBSTANCE)
a substance that allows heat or electricity to go through it:
Metal is a good conductor of heat.
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Electrical components & circuitry
- accumulator
- anode
- armature
- baseband chip
- capacitor
- cathode ray
- chip
- circuit
- circuit board
- commutator
- electrics
- electrode
- electromotive
- fuel cell
- fused
- grid
- integrated circuit
- negative pole
- NiCad
- parallel
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