conducteur
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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
Noun
conducteur m (plural conducteurs, diminutive conducteurtje n, feminine conductrice)
- (transport) conductor (ticket collector)
- Ellipsis of conducteur van bruggen en wegen. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)
- Ellipsis of conducteur van brievenmalen.
- cue sheet; partition containing one band player's particular part
Synonyms
- (tickets collector): kaartjesknipper
- treinbegeleider (official use in Belgium)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
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
Noun
conducteur m (plural conducteurs, feminine conductrice)
- the driver of a vehicle or of a group of animated creatures
- a conductor, substance which conducts
- Antonym: isolant
- a cue sheet
Synonyms
- (driver): chauffeur m
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → German: Kondukteur
- → Turkish: kondüktör
Further reading
- “conducteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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