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conveyor

American  
[kuhn-vey-er] / kənˈveɪ ər /
Or conveyer

noun

  1. a person or thing that conveys.

  2. conveyor belt.

conveyor British  
/ kənˈveɪə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that conveys

  2. short for conveyor belt

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Etymology

Origin of conveyor

First recorded in 1505–15; convey + -or 2

Example Sentences

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A conveyor belt brings George from bed to the bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This system powers a molecular conveyor belt that moves along the surface of the cell.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Hundreds of discarded batteries rattle along a conveyor belt into a crusher in a remote plant in northern India, fuelling a multi-billion-dollar industry that is bolstering the country's geopolitical ambitions.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Schaeffler is hoping to use robots in its own factories – for example, to load freshly made parts from conveyor belts into washing machines, prior to packaging them for shipment.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

I imagine each book traveling on a white conveyor belt toward rectangular white stations where robotic white arms dust, scrape, spray, and otherwise sterilize it until it’s finally deemed clean enough to come to me.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

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