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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Conductor \Con*duct"or\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]k"t[~e]r), n. [LL., a carrier, transporter, L., a lessee.] 1. One who or that which conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director. Zeal, the blind conductor of the will --Dryden. 2. One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car [U. S.] 3. (Mus.) The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus. 4. (Physics) A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod. 5. (Surg.) A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director. 6. (Arch.) Same as {Leader}. {Prime conductor} (Elec.), the largest conductor of an electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or retain the electricity. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: conductor n 1: the person who leads a musical group [syn: {music director}, {director}] 2: a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat [ant: {insulator}] 3: the person who collects fares on a public conveyance 4: a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc
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