conducteur
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French conducteur, from Latin conductor, from condūcō (“lead, bring or draw together”), itself from con- (“with, together”) + dūcō (“lead, guide”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
conducteur m (plural conducteurs, diminutive conducteurtje n, feminine conductrice)
- (transport) conductor (ticket collector)
- Short for either of: (Can we clean up(+) this sense?)
- cue sheet; partition containing one band player's particular part.
Synonyms edit
- (tickets collector): kaartjesknipper
- treinbegeleider (official use in Belgium)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
French edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- (driver): chauffeur m
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → German: Kondukteur
- → Turkish: kondüktör
Further reading edit
- “conducteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.