conducteur

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: kondektur
  • Papiamentu: kòndùktùr

French

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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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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