conductor

[kuhn-duhk-ter] / kənˈdʌk tər /

NOUN

leader

Synonyms

STRONGEST

director maestro manager master supervisor

STRONG

guide marshal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee

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What is another word for conductor?

The word conductor is used in several different senses, and each has different synonyms. music In the context of music, a conductor is the one who conducts a musical group, especially an orchestra or choir. The specific terms orchestra conductor and choir conductor are sometimes used. The position can also be called director. An especially talented conductor might be called a maestro. trains and transportation On trains, the word conductor often refers to the worker in charge collecting fares or tickets from passengers, among other duties, such as announcing stations. In general, such a person could be called a train conductor. This sense of the word is also sometimes used for a person who does this on a bus. This person may alternatively be called a ticket collector or a ticket taker. science Conductor is also a word for a material that conducts electricity, heat, light, or sound. Such a material functions as a medium for these things (such as an electrical current) to travel through. More specific terms like electrical conductor are sometimes used. general Sometimes, conductor is used in a very general way to refer to someone who is in charge of conducting, directing, or managing something. Synonyms for this sense include director, manager, and supervisor.

What is the feminine version of conductor?

Conductor is largely used as a gender-neutral term. However, to specify that a conductor is a woman, you could use the word conductress. However, this term is rarely used. The word conductrix is also sometimes used, but is also very rare.

What is the opposite (antonym) of conductor?

In scientific contexts, the opposite of a conductor is a nonconductor—a material that does not readily conduct electricity, heat, sound, or light. Certain nonconductive materials are called insulators. Examples of insulators include materials like glass, plastic, and rubber.

Example Sentences

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The conductor’s baton was raised, the audience braced, that breathless moment before a cacophony of chaos filled the air.

From Literature

His mother, who introduced him at age 5 to Walden Pond, was an abolitionist who ran a station on the Underground Railroad, for which he would act as a conductor.

From Los Angeles Times

A high school keyboard class came first, followed by a music theory class, and Cummins handled both like a conductor leading an orchestra, showering her students with “bravos.”

From Los Angeles Times

In it, the conductor and composer examines how rituals run our lives, from the tiniest ones we barely notice to those that define our existence.

From Los Angeles Times

The only others in the car were the conductor, a couple sitting very close, and an old man nodding off.

From Literature

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