conductor

[US]/kənˈdʌktə(r)/
[UK]/kənˈdʌktər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. orchestra director, ticket seller, train conductor, material that allows electricity or heat to pass through it.

Phrases & Collocations

orchestra conductor

train conductor

bus conductor

good conductor

electrical conductor

lightning conductor

poor conductor

cable conductor

electric conductor

inner conductor

single conductor

earthing conductor

copper conductor

conductor material

conductor rail

insulated conductor

Example Sentences

the conductor of an orchestra

Metal is a good conductor of electricity.

Wood is a poor conductor of sound.

Copper is a good conductor of electricity.

The conductor is blamed for the accident.

Copper is a good conductor of heat.

Ask the conductor to put you off at the Odeon.

The conductor signaled the orchestra to rise.

The conductor beat time with a baton.

the conductor was described as a ‘transcendent genius'.

Shunpike, Stan:Conductor on the Knight Bus.

"'You'll have to get off here,' the conductor said."

The bus conductor collected money from the passengers.

The conductor handed the sick man out of the bus.

The woman conductor kindly responded to my question.

The conductor blew his whistle, and the tram stopped.

My name is Stan Shunpike,and I will be your conductor for this evening.

There’s nothing quite like a real train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute.

A good conductor should handle himself as featly as he handles his orchestra.

2 Application of pressure sensitive tape onto unaged sample with conductor pattern, not subjected to thermal shock.

Real-world Examples

Can you see the conductor over there?

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

The symphony conductor took a ceremonious bow.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

George is the conductor of that symphony orchestra.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

His father Leopold was a musician and orchestra conductor.

Source: New Standard High School English Compulsory Volume 2 by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

Plastic is a poor conductor of electricity.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

My name's Scott Wood and I am an orchestra conductor.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2021 Collection

Did you know that glass is a very poor conductor of electricity?

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

It's a reliable and constant conductor of electricity that does not oxidize.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Water is not only a good conductor of electricity but of panic as well.

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

Like, it's basically like this whole dance, and we're the dance conductor.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

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