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conveyor

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈveɪə/
  • US: kənvāʹər
  • US: /kənˈveɪɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N V EY1 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person that conveys, transports or delivers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Anything that conveys, transports or delivers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Words are a conveyor of meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects, generally over short or moderate distances, as from one part of a building to another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyer, transporter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: belt

Narrower terms: carousel, carrousel, luggage carousel, luggage carrousel

5

noun

Meaning 5

a person who conveys (carries or transmits)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the conveyer of good tidings

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conveyer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: messenger, courier

History

Etymology

From convey + -or.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: välittäjä — a person that conveys, transports or delivers
  • Finnish: kuljettaja — a person that conveys, transports or delivers
  • French: convoyeur — a person that conveys, transports or delivers
  • Russian: перево́зчик (perevózčik) — a person that conveys, transports or delivers
  • Russian: перево́зчица (perevózčica) — a person that conveys, transports or delivers
  • Finnish: kuljetin — anything that conveys, transports or delivers
  • French: convoyeur — anything that conveys, transports or delivers
  • Russian: перево́зчик (perevózčik) — anything that conveys, transports or delivers
  • Russian: транспортёр (transportjór) — anything that conveys, transports or delivers
  • Belarusian: канве́ер (kanvjéjer) — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Bulgarian: конве́йр (konvéjr) — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Chinese Mandarin: 傳送帶 /传送带 (chuánsòngdài) — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Czech: přepravník — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Czech: dopravník — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Finnish: kuljetin — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Japanese: コンベア (konbea) — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Kazakh: конвейер (konveier) — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Korean: 컨베이어 (keonbeieo) — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Kyrgyz: жылдыргыч (jıldırgıc) — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Polish: przenośnik — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Russian: конве́йер (konvéjjer) — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Slovak: dopravník — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects
  • Ukrainian: конве́єр (konvéjer) — a mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects