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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The robotics startup Figure AI has been livestreaming humanoid robots placing thousands of packages onto a conveyor belt for nearly a week—a spectacle that included a robot competing against a human intern at one point.
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Founded in 2015 by David Zhao and Haibin Yang, Chubby Cattle is part of Chubby Group, a fast-growing hospitality company that blends Asian dining concepts with technology such as robot servers, conveyor belts and immersive projection rooms.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
During experiments, after observing humans, three completely dissimilar commercial robots could push wooden blocks from a conveyor belt onto a work station, move them onto tables, and toss them into receptacles safely and reliably.
—New Atlas, 18 May 2026
The 007’s collection bins sit at the center of the barge, just past the conveyor belt that deposits collected trash onto a moving conveyor that moves back and forth to deposit it into the bins.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Founded in 2015 by David Zhao and Haibin Yang, Chubby Cattle is part of Chubby Group, a fast-growing hospitality company that blends Asian dining concepts with technology such as robot servers, conveyor belts and immersive projection rooms.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
During experiments, after observing humans, three completely dissimilar commercial robots could push wooden blocks from a conveyor belt onto a work station, move them onto tables, and toss them into receptacles safely and reliably.
—New Atlas, 18 May 2026
The 007’s collection bins sit at the center of the barge, just past the conveyor belt that deposits collected trash onto a moving conveyor that moves back and forth to deposit it into the bins.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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“Conveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conveyor. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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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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