Conductor definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Conductor definition: A conductor is a person who stands in front of an orchestra or choir and directs its... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'conductor'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× conductor (kəndʌktəʳ ) Wordforms:pluralconductors 1. countablenounAconductorisapersonwhostandsinfrontofanorchestraorchoiranddirectsitsperformance. 2. countablenounOnabus,theconductoristhepersonwhosejobistohelppassengersandchecktickets. 3. countablenoun Onatrain,aconductorisapersonwhosejobistotravelonthetraininordertohelppassengersandchecktickets. [US]regionalnote: inBRIT,useguard 4. countablenounAconductorisasubstancethatheatorelectricitycanpassthroughoralong. 5. Seealsolightningconductor,semiconductor COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Imageof conductor ©08/05/2018,Shutterstock Video:pronunciationof conductor Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'conductor' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Scotchmist' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency conductorinBritishEnglish (kənˈdʌktə ) noun1. anofficialonabuswhocollectsfares,checkstickets,etc 2. Alsocalled(espUS):director apersonwhoconductsanorchestra,choir,etc 3. apersonwholeadsorguides 4. USandCanadian arailwayofficialinchargeofatrain 5. asubstance,body,orsystemthatconductselectricity,heat,etc 6. Seelightningconductor CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsconductorship(conˈductorˌship)noun conductress(kənˈdʌktrɪs )femininenoun WordFrequency conductorinAmericanEnglish (kənˈdʌktər ) noun1.  apersonwhoconducts;leader;guide;manager 2.  thedirectorofanorchestra,choir,etc. 3. US thepersonwhohaschargeofthepassengersandcollectsfaresonatrain,streetcar,orbus 4.  asubstanceorthingthatconductselectricity,heat,sound,etc. Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsconductorial(ˌconducˈtorial)(ˌkɑndʌkˈtɔriəl ) adjective conductorship(conˈductorˌship) noun WordFrequency conductorintheOilandGasIndustry (kəndʌktər) Wordforms:(regularplural)conductors noun(Extractiveengineering:Fielddevelopment,Equipment) Aconductoristhefirstcasingstringthatisputintoawell. Thewellisbegunbysettingthefirstcasingstring,knownastheconductor,toadepthdependingonsoilconditions. Theconductoristhefirststringthatiscementedtothetopandisequippedwiththecasinghead andblowoutpreventionequipment. Aconductoristhefirstcasingstringthatisputintoawell. Wordbuilder-orThesuffix-orisoftenusedtoformwordsconnectedwithperformingaparticularfunction.COBUILDKeyWordsfortheOilandGasIndustry.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency conductorinElectricalEngineering (kəndʌktər) Wordforms:(regularplural)conductors noun(Electricalengineering:Circuits,Electricalpower,Computingandcontrol) Aconductorisawire,cable,rod,tube,orbusbardesignedforelectricalcurrenttopass. Whenadirectcurrentsupplyisconnectedtotheconductor,itisseentomove. Whenwegetshockedweareusuallyincontactwiththeground,anapplianceorfixture, orsomethingelsethatmakesagoodreturnconductor. Aconductorisawire,cable,rod,tube,orbusbardesignedforelectricalcurrenttopass. conductorloss COBUILDKeyWordsforElectricalEngineering.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Examplesof'conductor'inasentence conductor Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Itisdemandingthatalltrainsretainaconductor.Times,SundayTimes(2016)He'stalkingaboutthetrickymomentwhenaconductormeetsanorchestra.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Throughoutheryearsontheinternationalscenesheworkedwithleadingconductors.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Thewiresinacircuitaremadefromcopperwhichisaverygoodconductorofelectricity.Chapman,C.&Horsley,M.&Small,E.TechnologyBasicFacts(1990)Thisinterestwasenhancedbytwosummersasabusconductorwhilehewasastudent.Times,SundayTimes(2006)Thepartnershipofthisorchestraandconductorcontinuestobreedsuccess.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Hewasafreighttrainconductorbutcouldnotwork.TheSun(2013)Permanentfriendshipswereformedwithmanyoftheleadingsingersandconductorsoftheday.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Suchwireismadeofametalthatisasomewhatpoorerconductorofelectricitythancopper.Schneider,Hermann&Schneider,LeoTheHarperDictionaryofScienceinEverydayLanguage(1988)Thesearenowtheonlybuseswithconductors.Times,SundayTimes(2006) Showmore...Thechemistrybetweenconductorsandorchestrasismysterious.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Oraduckwhoseambitionwastobeabusconductor.TheSun(2008)Itisoneofthebiggestrevolutionsintheindustrysincetheendofthebusconductor.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Hiscareersadvisersuggestedhemightmakeagoodbusconductor.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Goodconductorofheatandelectricity.Chapman,C.&Horsley,M.&Small,E.TechnologyBasicFacts(1990)They'dtaketheirchanceswiththeconductoronthetrain.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Throwtoomanyman-madefibrestogetherandyoujustbecomeastaticelectricityconductor.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Youaretheconductorofanorchestra,notasoloact.Times,SundayTimes(2014)AndwhentheUnitedmidfieldisstillclearlyanorchestraawaitingaconductor?TheSun(2013)Andthechallengetoconductorsofbalancingorchestrasinthatconfinedspacecertainlyhelpedustosortoutthesheepfromthegoats!Times,SundayTimes(2007)Itisoneofhispartypieces,andheunderstandsitscumulativepoweraswellasanyleadingconductortoday.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Trainconductorshavebecomehelpful.Times,SundayTimes(2012)MyfatherwasaconductorandItrainedasaviolinist.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Singingwithoutaconductor,thechoir'stuningandrapportareimpeccable.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Thetrain'sconductor,whohasthetaskofcheckingthepersononthelineisactuallydead.TheSun(2010)Ifyouhavebeensingingforawhile,consideracourseoflessons,orjoinachoirwhoseconductorandcoachescanboostyourvocalconfidence.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Butasagiftedtrainerandconductorofchoirs,hedevotedmostefforttothemediumofchoralmusic,whichheregardedashisnaturalterritory.Times,SundayTimes(2011) COBUILDCollocations conductor  conductorofelectricity electricalconductor guestconductor orchestraconductor symphonyconductor trainconductor Trendsof conductor Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages conductor BritishEnglish:conductor /kənˈdʌktə/NOUNAconductorisapersonwhostandsinfrontofanorchestraorchoiranddirectsitsperformance.Severalhundredmusiciansneedaconductor.AmericanEnglish:conductor /kənˈdʌktər/Arabic:قَائِدفِرْقَةمُوسِيقِيَّة BrazilianPortuguese:maestro Chinese:乐队指挥 Croatian:dirigent Czech:dirigent Danish:dirigent Dutch:dirigent orkestEuropeanSpanish:director orquestaFinnish:kapellimestari French:chefd’orchestre German:Dirigent Greek:μαέστρος Italian:direttored’orchestra Japanese:指揮者 Korean:지휘자 Norwegian:dirigent Polish:dyrygent EuropeanPortuguese:maestro Romanian:dirijorRussian:дирижер LatinAmericanSpanish:directordeorquestra Swedish:dirigent Thai:ผู้อำนวยเพลงTurkish:orkestraşefi Ukrainian:диригентVietnamese:nhạctrưởng Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically conductor conductivitywater conductometric conductometrictitration conductor conductorloss conductorofelectricity conductorial AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'C' Relatedtermsof conductor busconductor conductorloss guestconductor heatconductor trainconductor Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofconductorfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 pair or pear?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. pair pearThrowmeovera ofsocks.warn or worn?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. 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