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 The conductor couldn’t stop fast enough to avoid them, colliding at about 38 miles per hour. — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026 Life Is a Dream pairs Hopkins’ compositions with performances by conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Philharmonia Orchestra. — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 10 July 2026 It is performed by Grammy Award-winning conductor Gustavo Dudamel and ⁠the Philharmonia Orchestra. — Reuters, NBC news, 10 July 2026 The music is performed by Grammy-winning conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Philharmonia Orchestra. — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for conductor

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Noun

The Po Delta is a haven for marine life, said Massimiliano Costa, director of the Po Delta Park that helps conserve and manage the local environment.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Backed by a six-piece band, that included four women and her longtime music director Brent Barcus, Twain strummed guitar for nearly all the songs.

— Karen Bliss, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

Definition of director

Noun

The drivers are aging demographics, a growing short- and long-sighted population, and the smart eyewear boom; Euromonitor predicts a 48% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 2030 for the latter.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 July 2026
Nearby, Ahmado, a 42-year-old sewage truck driver, was at work when the same attack struck a group of water trucks.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of driver

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Psych-folk upstart Dagmar Zuniga is taking her 2025 debut album for a road trip this fall, with a tour across America and Europe, and support from Japanese composer Yasuaki Shimizu.

— Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Linney is Emma Dretzin, a musician and composer, and single mother of two daughters.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2026

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The operator allegedly made more than $90,000 in profits on the trades, although most of that money was frozen by Kalshi after the bets were flagged as suspicious.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Atlantia was the controlling shareholder in motorway operator Autostrade per l’Italia at the time of the disaster which killed 43 people when their vehicles plunged from the flyover.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

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Goodtime, originally with celebrity backing from musician Pharrell Williams and entertainment mogul David Grutman, was auctioned off by lenders in a foreclosure action earlier this year.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The latest win also matches the band’s career-best showing, which the rock musicians first established with The Black Parade nearly 20 years ago.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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SpaceX scrubbed the launch attempt, and engineers began preparations to drain the rocket’s propellant tanks.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Los Alamos architect Galen Shipman said engineers concentrated on improving memory bandwidth for each CPU core while strengthening support for irregular computing workloads.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

Definition of engineer

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About 150 protesters were taken to hospital with injuries following Monday’s violence, according to leaders of the party behind the protests.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
While Wyscout is the industry leader for video scouting tools in football, Eyeball has, since forming in 2020, established itself as the youth football equivalent across the globe.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of leader

Noun

Or imagine launching a new coffee company with access to Howard Schultz's brain as your guide to the biggest strategic decisions.

— Lewis Schiff, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Istock | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 22 July 2026

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