See Also: conveyer(dictionary)

conveyer (iou)



conveyer noun. Also (the usual form in sense 4) conveyor. E16.
[from CONVEY verb + -ER1, -OR.]
gen. A person who or thing which conveys something. E16.
A deft thief. M-L16.
A person who transfers property. M17.
A mechanical contrivance for conveying articles or materials during manufacture or processing; esp. (in full conveyor belt) an endless moving belt of rubber, canvas, etc., for this purpose. E19.
fig.: G. Clare For Grandmother this conveyor-belt production of sons must have been traumatic.
conveyorize verb trans. equip with a conveyor, carry out by means of a conveyor M20.