conductors

[Con*duct·or]

A train conductor is the person who takes tickets, shouts "All aboard!" and might control the engine, while a musical conductor is the one who leads an orchestra. Same job title not the same person.

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One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director.

Noun
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.

Noun
the person who leads a musical group

Noun
the person who collects fares on a public conveyance

Noun
a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat


n.
One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director.

n.
One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car.

n.
The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.

n.
A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.

n.
A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director.

n.
Same as Leader.


Conductor

Con*duct"or , 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.
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.

One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director.

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Usage Examples

The very first time I was on a car in Atlanta, I saw the conductor - all conductors are white - ask a Negro woman to get up and take a seat farther back in order to make a place for a white man. I have also seen white men requested to leave the Negro section of the car.

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Other Usage Examples

Conductors' careers are made for the most part with 'Romantic' music. 'Classic' music eliminates the conductor we do not remember him in it.

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