conductorless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English conductor Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English conductorless From conductor + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Lacking a conductor
The Concertante di Chicago, our town's conductorless chamber orchestra, will be sharing Purcell, Britten, Haydn, and Handel works this afternoon in their fall concert.
1988 September 16, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader: