receiver
Americannoun
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a person or thing that receives.
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a device or apparatus that receives electrical signals, waves, or the like, and renders them perceptible to the senses, as the part of a telephone held to the ear, a radio receiving set, or a television receiving set.
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Law. a person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of a bankrupt business or person or to care for property in litigation.
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Commerce. a person appointed to receive money due.
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a person who knowingly receives stolen goods for an illegal purpose; a dealer in stolen merchandise.
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a device or apparatus for receiving or holding something; receptacle; container.
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(in a firearm) the basic metal unit housing the action and to which the barrel and other components are attached.
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Chemistry. a vessel for collecting and containing a distillate.
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Football. a player on the offensive team who catches, is eligible to catch, or is noted for the ability to catch a forward pass.
Jones was the receiver of the first pass thrown. He sent all his receivers downfield.
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Baseball. the catcher.
noun
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a person who receives something; recipient
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a person appointed by a court to manage property pending the outcome of litigation, during the infancy of the owner, or after the owner(s) has been declared bankrupt or of unsound mind
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a person who receives stolen goods knowing that they have been stolen
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the equipment in a telephone, radio, or television that receives incoming electrical signals or modulated radio waves and converts them into the original audio or video signals
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the part of a telephone containing the earpiece and mouthpiece that is held by the telephone user
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the equipment in a radar system, radio telescope, etc, that converts incoming radio signals into a useful form, usually displayed on the screen of a cathode-ray oscilloscope
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an obsolete word for receptacle
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chem a vessel in which the distillate is collected during distillation
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sport a player whose function is to receive the ball, esp a footballer who catches long passes
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the metallic frame situated behind the breech of a gun to guide the round into the chamber
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A device, as in a radio or telephone, that converts incoming radio, microwave, or electrical signals to a form, such as sound or light, that can be perceived by humans.
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Compare transmitter
Other Word Forms
- prereceiver noun
- underreceiver noun
Etymology
Origin of receiver
1300–50; 1875–80 receiver for def. 2; receive + -er 1; replacing Middle English recevour < Anglo-French receivour, recevour (< Old French recevere )
Example Sentences
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All people knew was what they saw: a sender, a receiver, and an operator in the middle.
From Literature
This year, a receiver will only need one foot in bounds for a catch, which is the standard used by the NCAA.
It occurred to me that gnomes didn’t really have brains, just some space in their heads that stored all our words and spat them back out when they reached the receiver.
From Literature
The Minnesota Vikings have paid tribute to wide receiver Rondale Moore after the 25-year-old was found dead at his home on Sunday.
From BBC
"They need a satellite receiver equipped with a large parabolic antenna," said Beskrestnov.
From Barron's
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