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/

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• Hyphenation: con‧duc‧teur
• Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

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

1. A conductor, who checks/sells tickets on public transportation.
2. Short for either of: (Can we clean up⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
   1. conducteur van bruggen en wegen
   2. conducteur van brievenmalen
3. A musical cue sheet, partition containing one band player's particular part.

Synonyms

• (tickets collector): kaartjesknipper

Derived terms

• conducteurskamer
• conducteurstang
• conducteurstas

Related terms

• condottiere
• conductie
• conductor
• conduite

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conductor, 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/

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.

Synonyms

• (driver): chauffeur m

Related terms

• conduire
• conduite

Further reading

• “conducteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.