CONVEYER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

Synonyms:

conveyer; conveyer belt; conveyor; conveyor belt; transporter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("conveyer" is a kind of...):

belt (endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys)

Domain category:

factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conveyer"):

carousel; carrousel; luggage carousel; luggage carrousel (a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers)

Holonyms ("conveyer" is a part of...):

assembly line; line; production line (mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it)

Derivation:

convey (take something or somebody with oneself somewhere)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who conveys (carries or transmits)

Example:

the conveyer of good tidings

Synonyms:

conveyer; conveyor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people