— 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 ]