conveyor
/kənˈveɪə/kuhn-VAY-ur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/kənˈveɪɚ/kuhn-VAY-ur
Meaningone that brings on the way
Common meaning: a person or thing that conveys
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- conwith, together; thoroughly
- veya road, wayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1984 · scan
- oragent ending: the doer, or the device that does it
‘with, together’ + ‘a road, way’ → conveyor
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: one that brings on the way. It can be inferred from any of: convey.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from convey + -or (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- via Latin “a road, way”
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