conductor
noun
Simple meaning
The person who collects fares on a public conveyance.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kuhnduhkterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
kənˈdʌktɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
music
A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
transport
The person who collects fares on a public conveyance
transport
A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.
The person who leads a musical group
A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
Used this way, conductor is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a musical use: it is everyday language among musicians and listeners, and specialised outside that.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Music/performance
- Arts writing
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use conductor
- “The orchestra conductor led the musicians with energetic movements.”
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Antonyms
Sense: person who conducts an orchestra or choir
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