n. [ LL., a carrier, transporter, L., a lessee. ]
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Prime conductor (Elec.),
a. [ LL. conductorius. ] Having the property of conducting. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Physics) A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator;
n. (Elec.) A substance or device that has its conductivity altered in some way by electric waves, as a coherer. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]