conductor
noun
con·duc·tor
kən-ˈdək-tər 
: one that conducts: such as
a
: guide
b
: a collector of fares in a public conveyance
a railroad conductor
c
: the leader of a musical ensemble
an orchestra conductor
d(1)
: a material or object that permits an electric current to flow easily
Copper wire is a good conductor.
compare insulator, semiconductor
(2)
: a material capable of transmitting another form of energy (such as heat or sound)
Aluminum is a conductor of heat.
Examples of conductor in a Sentence
Metal is a good conductor of electricity.
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Both tram conductors remained at the scene after the fatal collision, and a portion of the boardwalk was temporarily closed.
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2024
After getting the train stopped, the conductor found a man dead.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 16 Aug. 2024
When two conductors find a problem with her ticket, a Parisian lawyer who speaks Portuguese helps her out, and the two women become fast friends.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
The nucleus around which everything orbits is Lionel, a middle-aged railroad conductor who finds his quiet life disrupted when a handsome new neighbor becomes his first real competition for his daughter’s affection.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2024
After getting the train stopped, the conductor found a man dead.
—Ron Wood, arkansasonline.com, 16 Aug. 2024
When two conductors find a problem with her ticket, a Parisian lawyer who speaks Portuguese helps her out, and the two women become fast friends.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
The nucleus around which everything orbits is Lionel, a middle-aged railroad conductor who finds his quiet life disrupted when a handsome new neighbor becomes his first real competition for his daughter’s affection.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
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conductor
noun
con·duc·tor
kən-ˈdək-tər
1
: a person who collects fares in a public means of transportation (as a bus or railroad train)
2
: the leader of a musical group
3
: a substance or body that can allow electricity, heat, or sound to pass through it
Medical Definition
conductor
noun
con·duc·tor
kən-ˈdək-tər
1
a
: a material or object that permits an electric current to flow easily
b
: a material capable of transmitting another form of energy (as heat or sound)
2
: a bodily part (as a nerve fiber) that transmits excitation
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