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 Otherwise, the autonomous equipment is like a band without a conductor. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 Think of yourself as the captain of your ship versus one frightened passenger, the conductor instead of one instrument in the orchestra or the CEO rather than one anxious shareholder in the boardroom. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The researchers at Cornell University used an artificial intelligence (AI) framework called IonNet to search millions of possible materials for fast-ion conductors that are critical components of solid-state batteries. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 The conductor explained the rules and safety guidelines before everyone boarded and found their seats. — Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conductor

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Noun

The orchestra and management have had strained relations since BSO decided in March to force out music director Andris Nelsons next summer after 13 seasons.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
The story of modern Tottenham has been the story of near-constant resets, relaunches, rethinks, restructures, reboots, reviews and even returns, in the case of Fabio Paratici’s three months back as a co-sporting director last season.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

Seven composers, aged 17 to 24, composed new scores for these films under the mentorship of some of the industry’s top professionals.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
Pitch-perfect performances and a lush score by Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi further distinguish Naishtat’s impressively taut drama.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of composer

Noun

The warehouse operator sought a City of Los Angeles permit to rebuild, but Bass ordered a pause on that in July.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
After spending its first four decades as DC’s preeminent financial operator, Carlyle turned its eyes elsewhere — to New York, to Europe and Asia, really anywhere other than the US capital.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of operator

Noun

This question is now at the center of a growing legal and financial battle in the music industry as AI music is already stealing income from human musicians.

— Charlotte Isidore, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026
Armed with just two open-reel videotapes, Goodman lugged his hulking camera and tripod behind percussionist Juma Sultan and began to document Hendrix’s historic set just 15 feet away from the musician.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of musician

Noun

Jason Bauer, the city’s director of public works and city engineer, said Aurora pursued multiple procurement efforts.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Citing the community opposition, Bass directed city traffic engineers to come up with an alternative plan.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of engineer

Noun

Should a college football team make the College Football Playoff because the sport’s leaders see them as an up-and-coming team that could use some extra cash, exposure and experience?

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The Nigerian leader began his administration with centerpiece economic reforms.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

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