conducteur

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French conducteur, from Latin conductor, from condūcō (lead, bring or draw together), itself from con- (with, together) + dūcō (lead, guide).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔndʏkˈtøːr/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: con‧duc‧teur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

conducteur m (plural conducteurs, diminutive conducteurtje n, feminine conductrice)

  1. (transport) conductor (ticket collector)
  2. Short for either of: (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)
    1. conducteur van bruggen en wegen
    2. conducteur van brievenmalen
  3. cue sheet; partition containing one band player's particular part.

Synonyms

  • (tickets collector): kaartjesknipper
  • treinbegeleider (official use in Belgium)

Derived terms

  • conducteurskamer
  • conducteurstang
  • conducteurstas

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kondektur
  • Papiamentu: kòndùktùr

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conductorem, from condūcō (lead, bring or draw together), itself from con- (with, together) + dūcō (lead, guide). Or from conduct + -eur. Cf. also Old French conduitor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.dyk.tœʁ/
  • (file)

Noun

conducteur m (plural conducteurs, feminine conductrice)

  1. the driver of a vehicle or of a group of animated creatures
  2. a conductor, substance which conducts
    Antonym: isolant
  3. a cue sheet

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