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

There’s also a chance that holiday or spring break fliers are not as familiar with the TSA rules, which can create a bottleneck of flustered passengers scrambling to take out their laptops right at the conveyor belt. —Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026

After being washed, the machinery turns them upright onto a conveyor belt that carries them through a hole in the wall to the next room, where they are filled. —Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026

Today, Sunshine Valet’s 800-garment conveyor belt is filled with jackets from the young Latin clientele. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026

After trucks dump materials, two conveyors transport items through a sorting process where nonrecyclable materials are removed from the line. —Megan Vaz, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026

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)