"bandmaster" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bandmaster.wav Forms: bandmasters [plural]
Etymology: From band + master. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|band|master}} band + master Head templates: {{en-noun}} bandmaster (plural bandmasters)
  1. (music) The conductor of a musical ensemble, especially a brass or military band. Categories (topical): Music, Musicians, People Translations (the conductor of a band): նվագախմբի ղեկավար (nvagaxmbi ġekavar) (Armenian), диригент (dirigent) [masculine] (Bulgarian), orkestrijuht (Estonian), chef de musique [masculine] (French), chef d’orchestre [masculine] (French), დირიჟორი (dirižori) (Georgian), Dirigent [masculine, neuter] (German), nipilersortuni ussersortuusoq (Greenlandic), 楽長 (gakuchō) (Japanese), 악장 (akjang) (Korean), kapelmistrz [masculine] (Polish), dyrygent [masculine] (Polish), dyrygentka [feminine] (Polish), капельмейстер (kapelʹmejster) [masculine] (Russian), இசைக்குழு இயக்குநர் (icaikkuḻu iyakkunar) (Tamil), nhạc trưởng (Vietnamese), 樂長 (chữ Hán) (Vietnamese)

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