conductor

CEFRB2

/kənˈdʌktɚ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who directs an orchestra or choir.

  2. 02

    noun

    A material that allows heat or electricity to pass.

Examples

  • Judging from his appearance, he must be the conductor.

  • The band played marvellously under the baton of a new conductor.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

  2. One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.

  3. A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.

More examples

In context

  • The train conductor collected tickets from all the passengers.

  • train conductor

  • tram conductor

Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

In the orchestra, the blank raised his baton to begin the symphony.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French conductour, from Old French conduitor, from Latin conductor.