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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Conductor \Con*duct"or\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]k"t[~e]r), n. [LL., a
     carrier, transporter, L., a lessee.]
     1. One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a
        guide; a manager; a director.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad
        train or a street car. [U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Mus.) The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Physics) A substance or body capable of being a medium
        for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or
        electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Surg.) A grooved sound or staff used for directing
        instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Arch.) Same as Leader.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Prime conductor (Elec.), the largest conductor of an
        electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or
        retain the electricity.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Conductor \Con*duct"or\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]k"t[~e]r), n. [LL., a
     carrier, transporter, L., a lessee.]
     1. One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a
        guide; a manager; a director.
  
              Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. --Dryden.
  
     2. One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad
        train or a street car. [U. S.]
  
     3. (Mus.) The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.
  
     4. (Physics) A substance or body capable of being a medium
        for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or
        electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.
  
     5. (Surg.) A grooved sound or staff used for directing
        instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director.
  
     6. (Arch.) Same as Leader.
  
     Prime conductor (Elec.), the largest conductor of an
        electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or
        retain the electricity.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  conductor
       n 1: the person who leads a musical group [syn: music director,
             director]
       2: a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
       3: a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
          [ant: insulator]
       4: the person who collects fares on a public conveyance

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conductor
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ μουσική en) διευθυντής ορχήστρας, χορωδίας
     2 ελεγκτής εισιτηρίων σε συγκοινωνιακά μέσα
     3 (ετ φυσική en) αγωγός (του ηλεκτρισμού, της θερμότητας κλπ)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conductor
     Latin n.
     1 employer, entrepreneur
     2 contractor
     3 (lb la physics) #English (gloss: of heat, electricity etc)
     n.
     1 One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
     2 (lb en music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other
  music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
     3 (lb en rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public
  transportation and also helps passengers.
     4 (lb en physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat,
  light(,) or sound.
     Romanian n.
     (lb ro physics) (l en conductor)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  conductor
     n.
     1 One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
     2 (lb en music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other
  music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
     3 (lb en rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public
  transportation and also helps passengers.
     4 (lb en physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat,
  light(,) or sound.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  conductor
     Latin n.
     1 employer, entrepreneur
     2 contractor
     3 (lb la physics) #English (gloss: of heat, electricity etc)
     n.
     1 One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
     2 (lb en music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other
  music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
     3 (lb en rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public
  transportation and also helps passengers.
     4 (lb en physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat,
  light(,) or sound.
     Romanian n.
     (lb ro physics) (l en conductor)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  conductor
     Latin n.
     1 employer, entrepreneur
     2 contractor
     3 (lb la physics) #English (gloss: of heat, electricity etc)
     n.
     1 One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
     2 (lb en music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other
  music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
     3 (lb en rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public
  transportation and also helps passengers.
     4 (lb en physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat,
  light(,) or sound.
     Spanish n.
     1 driver, motorist
     2 (lb es Argentina Uruguay) presenter; host (gl: of a television
  show)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conductor
     Espanja a.
     (fysiikka) johtava (sähköä, lämpöä)
     Espanja n.
     1 kuljettaja (esim. auton)
     2 (Am) juontaja

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  conductor
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=musiker språk=en text=musik) dirigent
     2 (tagg kat=järnväg kat2=yrken språk=en) konduktör, tågvärd

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Conductor /kəndˈʌktə/
  القائد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  conductor //kənˈdʌktɚ// 
  1. дириге́нт, дириге́нтка
  person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble
  2. конду́ктор
  person who takes tickets on public transportation
  3. проводни́к, проводник
  something which can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  conductor /kəndˈʌktə/ 
  vodič

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  conductor /kəndˈʌktə/ 
  dirigent

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  conductor /kəndˈʌktə/
  průvodčí