Conductor
Conductor (kon*duk"tẽr) , noun
[Late Latin, a carrier, transporter, Latin, a lessee.]
1.
One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director.
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
2.
One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car. [United States]
3.
(Music) The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.
4.
(Physics) A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.
5.
(Surgery) A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director.
6.
(Architecture) Same as Leader.
Collocations (1)
Prime conductor (Electricity) , the largest conductor of an electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or retain the electricity.