conveyor

Or con·vey·er

[kuhn-vey-er]

noun

1. a person or thing that conveys.

2. conveyor belt.

conveyor

/ kənˈveɪə /

noun

1. a person or thing that conveys

2. short for conveyor belt

Word History and Origins

Origin of conveyor¹

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

Example Sentences

But there's another youngster ready to leap off the Amex talent conveyor belt.

From BBC

"I wanted to be a history teacher. I loved history and I loved teaching but the problem was the curriculum, especially history. Universities and colleges are a conveyor belt for socialist wokeism."

From BBC

They moved forward, relentlessly, ever bent, following a hulking machine with a conveyor belt that spirited away their fruit.

From Los Angeles Times

Other footage showed bags of flour being unloaded at a bakery and hundreds of pitta breads rolling out of its ovens on conveyor belts.

From BBC

He is another one Brighton have picked off the conveyor belt.

From BBC

Related Words

• shipment 
• shipping 
• transit 
• transportation