Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conductor

/kənˈdʌktɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
con-duc-tor
IPA
/kənˈdʌktɚ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.

noun

A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

noun

A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.

noun

Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.

noun

An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed

noun

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

noun

A leader.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French conductour, from Old French conduitor, from Latin conductor.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *dewk-, conduitor, conductor

Inflected Forms

conductors (plural) conductour (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Bioconductor conductoress conductorette conductorial conductorless conductorly conductorship conductress hyperconductor microconductor multiconductor nanoconductor

Phrases

bus conductor conductor rail lightning conductor line conductor live conductor neutral conductor ticket inspector

Frequently Paired Words

conduct ticket inspector semiconductor

Synonyms

music director director

Antonyms

dielectric nonconductor insulator

Rhymes With

instructor semiconductor constructor abductor inductor fruchter

Questions

How do you pronounce conductor?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈdʌktɚ/.
What does conductor mean?
One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
Where does conductor come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce conductor

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