conduttrice

Conduttrice is the feminine form of conduttore and is used in Italian to refer to a female host or presenter of a television, radio, or live program. In broadcasting, a conduttrice guides the flow of the show, introduces guests, explains segments, and maintains pace and audience engagement. The term is commonly used with specifications such as conduttrice televisiva or conduttrice radiofonica to indicate the medium.

In everyday usage, conduttrice is closely related to, and sometimes interchangeable with, presentatrice or host. While conduttrice emphasizes the act of conducting or guiding a program, presentatrice foregrounds the presenting of content. In many contexts the choice between terms is stylistic or conventional rather than strictly prescriptive, and both forms are widely understood.

Beyond media roles, conduttrice also has a technical sense in science and engineering: it denotes a substance or device that conducts electricity or heat. In physics and related fields, you may encounter conduttrice elettrica or conduttrice termica, used to describe materials that allow the passage of electrical current or thermal energy, respectively. The word is commonly paired with the appropriate qualifier to specify the type of conduction.

Examples include: “La conduttrice ha condotto il programma serale con professionalità,” or in science texts, “Il rame è una buona conduttrice di elettricità.” The term is gendered, with masculine forms conduttore or conduttore televisivo used for males, and plural forms conduttrici for female presenters or conductors.