con·vey·or

[kuhn-vey-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that conveys.
Also, con·vey·er.


Origin:
1505–15; convey + -or2

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conveyor or conveyer (kənˈveɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person or thing that conveys
2.  short for conveyor belt
 
conveyer or conveyer
 
n

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Example sentences
Cows walk onto a conveyor belt where they are quickly killed by a six-inch bolt
  shot into the head.
Belt conveyor roller bearings are subjected to severe duty service.
The crushed rock falls onto a conveyor belt, which carries it to ships queuing
  up in the nearby harbour.
Winter winds now drove the productivity conveyor that fed the squid on this
  coast, and that would continue until mid-spring.
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