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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Teenagers coalesced as a demographic group and a niche market in the 1940s and soon became box-office-boosting conveyors of cool.
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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
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, known as the AMOC, works like a vast conveyor belt, transporting heat, salt and freshwater through the ocean and influencing climate, weather and sea levels around the planet.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
This encompasses products such as conveyor belts, which can be up to 25km long in a mining context and designed to transport up to 1,000 tons of minerals per hour.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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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
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, known as the AMOC, works like a vast conveyor belt, transporting heat, salt and freshwater through the ocean and influencing climate, weather and sea levels around the planet.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
This encompasses products such as conveyor belts, which can be up to 25km long in a mining context and designed to transport up to 1,000 tons of minerals per hour.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for conveyor
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“Conveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conveyor. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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