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/

• Audio:

  (file)

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

Noun

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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• conducteurskamer
• conducteurstang
• conducteurstas

Related terms

• condottiere
• conductie
• conductor
• conduite

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/

• Audio:

  (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

Synonyms

• (driver): chauffeur m

Derived terms

• conducteur du dimanche
• conducteur fantôme
• fil conducteur

 

Related terms

• conduire
• conduite

Descendants

• → German: Kondukteur
• → Turkish: kondüktör

Further reading

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