conveyor

UK: /kənˈveɪə/ US: (kən vā′ər)

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con•vey•or  (kən vā′ər), n. 

1. a person or thing that conveys.
2. Mechanical Engineering See conveyor belt. 

Also, con•vey′er. 

• convey + -or² 1505–15

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conveyor, conveyer / kənˈveɪə/ noun

1. a person or thing that conveys
2. short for conveyor belt

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con•vey /kənˈveɪ/   v. [~ + object]

1. to take from one place to another;
   transport:
   They conveyed the cargo to the battlefront.
2. to communicate;
   tell;
   make known:
   to convey a message.
3. to lead or conduct, such as a channel or medium;
   transmit:
   to convey electric power from a generating station.

con•vey•a•ble, adj. 
con•vey•or, con•vey•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

con•vey  (kən vā′), v.t. 

1. to carry, bring, or take from one place to another;
   transport;
   bear.
2. to communicate;
   impart;
   make known:
   to convey a wish.
3. to lead or conduct, as a channel or medium;
   transmit.
4. Law to transfer;
   pass the title to.
5. [Archaic.] steal;
   purloin.
6. [Obs.] to take away secretly.

• Vulgar Latin *conviāre, equivalent. to con- con- + -viāre, derivative of via way; see via
• Anglo-French conveier
• Middle English conveyen 1250–1300

con•vey′a•ble, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. move. See carry.