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

Recent Examples on the Web

The goal then was to create large, efficient organizations that could place students on a conveyor belt moving from teacher to teacher every year and, in secondary schools, every 45 minutes throughout the school day, to be stamped with standardized lessons. —Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

The floor, ceilings and baggage conveyors are new, too. —Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025

The 13-acre park also features 400-foot-long tubing hills for both summer and snow seasons, with conveyor lifts for easy access. —Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025

The federal agency said a conveyor belt at the Stellantis facility lacked adequate safety protections at pinch points where employees could be caught in moving parts. —Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1514, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for conveyor

• assayer
• ballplayer
• betrayer
• bilayer
• bricklayer
• conveyer
• purveyor
• ratepayer
• soothsayer
• surveyor
• taxpayer
• gayer

Kids Definition

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)