CONDUCTOR Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

conductor

noun

Definition of conductor

as in director

a person who directs a musical ensemble The orchestra thanked their conductor for pulling together such a memorable performance.

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as in driver

a person who collects money or fares on a train or bus She asked the train's conductor when they would arrive at the next station.

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Recent Examples of conductor Rarely does anyone ask whether the conductor and the orchestra ever really learned the music the way it was intended to be played. — Larry Bomback, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 These layers can be conductors, insulators, or semiconductor materials and may be only a few nanometers thick. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 Green appeared in the parade, waving a conductor’s baton to spectators from a vehicle’s open roof. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026 Under the direction of conductor Dominick DiOrio, the chorus has long looked beyond the traditional choral repertoire, collaborating with living composers and artists in ways that keep a historic institution engaged with the present. — Octavia McBride-Ahebee, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conductor

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Noun

This is an exciting step forward for Eisenberg the director, who had a breakthrough a couple of years ago with the lovely A Real Pain, which earned co-star Kieran Culkin an Academy Award.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
The school’s athletic director told Front Office Sports last month Tarleton has had conversations with multiple FBS leagues and wants to move up within the next five years.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

When the truck driver was ready to retire, his ESOP account, which had been growing throughout his tenure, provided for a secure retirement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

Filippi previously filed a claim against Metrolink operator Southern California Regional Rail Authority over allegations of retaliatory conduct.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
As of Tuesday, it’s not known whether operator error, mechanical issues or other factors caused the accident.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of operator

Noun

Wonder, a Grammy Award-winning musician 25 times over, last performed in Chicago as the headliner of the opening celebration for the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park in June.

— Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Live musicians include Remnant Sol, Mark Bray & Steel Soul Cowboys, Soulstice, Spellbound, Chuggalug, The Hazmatics, and more.

— The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of musician

Noun

The architecture also gives engineers more control over where machine data gets processed.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Xu is an optical engineer whose work involves developing advanced imaging systems for observing cellular structure in motion.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of engineer

Noun

There are also higher-order issues that Fortune 500 leaders must consider.

— Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Many tech leaders generally say their goal is to develop the technology in ways that promote safety, address legal liability, feed economic growth, advance science and preserve national security.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of leader

Noun

Then be sure to read our roundups of the best telescope deals, along with our beginner's guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
When Kyl returned to the halls of Congress in 2018, he was known as Kavanaugh's chief sherpa -- an informal but widely known term for a nominee's guide to the political tundra in the Senate.

— JACQUES BILLEAUD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

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