conductor vs gatherer

conductor and gatherer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conductor	Yes	No	No	No
gatherer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gatherer is a hypernym of conductor; that is, gatherer is a word with a broader meaning than conductor:

conductor: the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
gatherer: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)

Other hypernyms of conductor include accumulator, collector.

conductor (noun)	gatherer (noun)
a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.	a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
the person who leads a musical group	a person who gathers
the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat