conductor

[kuhn-duhk-ter] / kənˈdʌk tər /

NOUN

leader

Synonyms

STRONGEST

director maestro manager master supervisor

STRONG

guide marshal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee

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What is another word for conductor?

The word conductor is used in several different senses, and each has different synonyms. music In the context of music, a conductor is the one who conducts a musical group, especially an orchestra or choir. The specific terms orchestra conductor and choir conductor are sometimes used. The position can also be called director. An especially talented conductor might be called a maestro. trains and transportation On trains, the word conductor often refers to the worker in charge collecting fares or tickets from passengers, among other duties, such as announcing stations. In general, such a person could be called a train conductor. This sense of the word is also sometimes used for a person who does this on a bus. This person may alternatively be called a ticket collector or a ticket taker. science Conductor is also a word for a material that conducts electricity, heat, light, or sound. Such a material functions as a medium for these things (such as an electrical current) to travel through. More specific terms like electrical conductor are sometimes used. general Sometimes, conductor is used in a very general way to refer to someone who is in charge of conducting, directing, or managing something. Synonyms for this sense include director, manager, and supervisor.

What is the feminine version of conductor?

Conductor is largely used as a gender-neutral term. However, to specify that a conductor is a woman, you could use the word conductress. However, this term is rarely used. The word conductrix is also sometimes used, but is also very rare.

What is the opposite (antonym) of conductor?

In scientific contexts, the opposite of a conductor is a nonconductor—a material that does not readily conduct electricity, heat, sound, or light. Certain nonconductive materials are called insulators. Examples of insulators include materials like glass, plastic, and rubber.

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A CFP serves a role more akin, in musical terms, to a conductor.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Bouaddi functions as a deep-lying conductor - much in the same vein as Rodri - and would complement summer signing Elliot Anderson, who is more of a box-to-box midfielder.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Salonen was an unknown 26-year-old Finnish composer and conductor when he made his U.S. debut conducting the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Anthropic’s most powerful model, Fable, acts as a conductor that plans out work while open-weight models do the implementation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

When the conductor sounded three deafening, mournful hoots on the train whistle, the children covered their ears and howled even more loudly in protest.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

According to their report, investigators observed “the center conductor dangling free from the bridge section of the tower; it appeared that the remaining two conductors were not bored down to the tower bridge.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

The LA Philharmonic's creative director Esa-Pekka Salonen described Harding as "absolutely one of the most important conductors of our time".

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

During the 1980s, researchers studying ultra thin conductors at extremely low temperatures made a surprising discovery.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026

Although she chased cats, bit bus conductors and left messes on other people’s rugs, Tulip was inarguably the love of J.R.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

He has watched them grow up to become clerks and bus conductors.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

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