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conveyor
noun con·vey·or \kən-ˈvā-ər\
: a long strip of material (such as canvas or rubber, etc., that moves continuously and carries objects (such as packages or luggage) from one place to another
: someone who makes something known to someone else
Full Definition of CONVEYOR
: one that conveys: 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)
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Variants of CONVEYOR
con·vey·or also con·vey·er \kən-ˈvā-ər\
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First Known Use of CONVEYOR
circa 1514
Rhymes with CONVEYOR
arrayer, assayer, ballplayer, belayer, betrayer, bilayer, bricklayer, cardplayer, crocheter, decayer, delayer, D layer, doomsayer, doomsdayer, E layer, essayer, F layer, forayer, gainsayer, horseplayer, inlayer, inveigher, manslayer, minelayer, naysayer, obeyer, portrayer, purveyor, ratepayer, soothsayer, swordplayer, surveyor, taxpayer, tracklayer, yea-sayer
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