Meaning

7 senses
  1. One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.

    the person who leads a musical group

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

    Dirigent, Dirigentin

    дирижёрdirižór

    дириге́нтdyryhént, дириге́нткаdyryhéntka

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

    train conductor

    tram conductor

    Schaffner, Kondukteur

    конду́кторkondúktor, проводни́кprovodník, проводни́цаprovodníca

    конду́кторkondúktor, провідни́кprovidnýk, провідни́цяprovidnýcja

    the person who collects fares on a public conveyance

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

    Leiter

    проводни́кprovodník

    провідни́кprovidnýk

    a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.

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

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

  7. A leader.

Examples

58 sentences
  1. Tom is a world-famous conductor.

    Том — всесвітньовідомий режисер. — deniko

    ruТом - всемирно известный дирижёр. — sharptoothed

    deTom ist ein weltberühmter Dirigent. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. The conductor appeared on the stage.

    ruНа сцене появился дирижёр. — Selena777

    deDer Dirigent erschien auf der Bühne. — Merle

  3. Tom wanted to be an orchestra conductor.

    ruТом хотел быть дирижёром оркестра. — odexed

    deTom wollte Dirigent werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Judging from his appearance, he must be the conductor.

  5. A conductor directs an orchestra.

    ruДирижёр управляет оркестром. — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble:
person who takes tickets on public transportation:
Русский
By meaning 2
person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble:
person who takes tickets on public transportation:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble:
person who takes tickets on public transportation:
something which can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound:

Origin

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

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

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