WordGarden.ioconveyer
B1Pronunciation
UK
- /kənvˈeɪə/
US
- /kənˈveɪər/
Meanings
Noun
a mechanical conveyor that moves goods or materials
a person or thing that communicates or expresses something
Beyond the definition
A conveyer is a person or thing that carries something from one place to another. In everyday English, the spelling conveyor is more common—especially for machines like a conveyor belt—but conveyer is still used, and it points to the same simple idea: moving things along.
You might picture a moving belt in a factory or warehouse, steadily carrying boxes down a line. You can also use it for a person who carries goods, news, or messages from one place to another. The word is tied to the verb convey, meaning “to carry” or “to pass along.”
A conveyer is a person or thing that carries something from one place to another. In modern writing, the spelling conveyor is much more common, especially when you mean a machine. Still, you may see conveyer, and it follows the same core idea: something that moves things along.
The most common image is a conveyor belt (often spelled that way): a continuous moving loop used in manufacturing, warehouses, and even airports to move materials from one point to another. These belts are built for speed and steady work, carrying goods along an assembly line or toward their destination. “The conveyor system moved hundreds of packages per hour.”
But the idea is broader than machinery. A river conveys water downstream, a messenger conveys information, and a story conveys a message or feeling to its audience. “The author conveyed the character’s inner turmoil through vivid descriptions.”
You can also use conveyer for a person who carries or delivers something—goods, messages, or even legal documents (in formal contexts). In all these uses, the focus is on taking something from here to there.
So, while you might first think of bustling factories, the word can point to any carrier—whether it’s a belt moving boxes, a person delivering a message, or anything else that helps something travel from one place to another.
Examples
- 1
Warehouse equipment
The boxes moved down a conveyer belt to the loading area.
- Phraseconveyer belt
a moving belt that carries things from one place to another
- 2
Airport security
Put your bag on the conveyer, and it will go through the scanner.
- 3
Food production
One of the cookies fell off the conveyer before it reached the packaging machine.
See also
Forms and spellings
2 forms open this card.
Main spelling
- conveyernoun
Forms
- conveyerspluralnoun