CONDUCTOR


Meaning of CONDUCTOR in English

— conductorial /kon'duk tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-/ , adj. — conductorship , n.

/keuhn duk"teuhr/ , n.

1. a person who conducts; a leader, guide, director, or manager.

2. an employee on a bus, train, or other public conveyance, who is in charge of the conveyance and its passengers, collects fares or tickets, etc.

3. a person who directs an orchestra or chorus, communicating to the performers by motions of a baton or the hands his or her interpretation of the music.

4. a substance, body, or device that readily conducts heat, electricity, sound, etc.: Copper is a good conductor of electricity.

5. See lightning rod .

[ 1400-50; cond ( u ) itour conduiteur ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .