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conductor

 
 
/kənˈdʌktər/ noun [C]

Definition

MUSIC someone who stands in front of a group of musicians or singers and controls their performance
BUS UK someone whose job is to sell or check tickets on a bus, train, etc
TRAIN US (UK guard) someone whose job is to be responsible for a train and the people who work on it
HEAT a substance that allows electricity or heat to go through it
(Definition of conductor noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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