conveyor
noun
con·vey·or
kən-ˈvā-ər 
variants
or less commonly conveyer
: one that conveys: such as
a
: a person who transfers property
b
usually conveyor
: a mechanical apparatus for moving articles or bulk material from place to place (as by an endless moving belt or a chain of receptacles)
Examples of conveyor in a Sentence
the conveyor of good news
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In their study, the Penn State team writes that a weakened AMOC is linked not only to a slowdown of the water conveyor belt, but also to colder, drier conditions in the lower atmosphere.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
Amazon's expanding fleet of robots includes: Hercules, a lifter capable of handling 1,250 pounds; Pegasus, which sorts packages on conveyor belts; and Proteus, the company's first fully autonomous robot able to operate directly alongside people.
—Matthew Impelli, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Teenagers coalesced as a demographic group and a niche market in the 1940s and soon became box-office-boosting conveyors of cool.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
For an hour each weekend, the L.A. Phil became what few others in the arts or entertainment remain — conveyors of authentically good news.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025
Amazon's expanding fleet of robots includes: Hercules, a lifter capable of handling 1,250 pounds; Pegasus, which sorts packages on conveyor belts; and Proteus, the company's first fully autonomous robot able to operate directly alongside people.
—Matthew Impelli, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Teenagers coalesced as a demographic group and a niche market in the 1940s and soon became box-office-boosting conveyors of cool.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
For an hour each weekend, the L.A. Phil became what few others in the arts or entertainment remain — conveyors of authentically good news.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Conveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conveyor. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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conveyor
noun
con·vey·or
kən-ˈvā-ər
: a mechanical device for carrying packages or bulk material from place to place (as by an endless moving belt)
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