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Receiver

//ɹəˈsi.vɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person who receives.; An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer. historical
  2. 2
    set that receives radio or tv signals wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who receives.; A person who receives something in a general sense; a recipient.

    "I, the writer of this paper, have been, for some time, a chosen receiver of Begging Letters."

  4. 4
    earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds wordnet
  5. 5
    A person who receives.; A person who accepts stolen goods.
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  1. 6
    a person who receives something wordnet
  2. 7
    A person who receives.; A person or company appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.

    "It took the name Midland & South Western Junction in 1884 and reached Cheltenham, with its M.R. connection, in 1891; but poverty continued - a receiver had been appointed in 1884."

  3. 8
    (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties wordnet
  4. 9
    A person who receives.; An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed.
  5. 10
    a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass wordnet
  6. 11
    A person who receives.; A person who attempts to return the serve.
  7. 12
    the tennis player who receives the serve wordnet
  8. 13
    An item or apparatus that receives.; Something which receives some substance or object, in a general sense; a receptacle.
  9. 14
    An item or apparatus that receives.; A vessel for receiving and holding the products of distillation, or for containing gases.
  10. 15
    An item or apparatus that receives.; An airtight vessel from which air is pumped in order to form a vacuum. historical

    "A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver."

  11. 16
    An item or apparatus that receives.; The part of a firearm containing the action.
  12. 17
    An item or apparatus that receives.; A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound steam engine. historical
  13. 18
    An item or apparatus that receives.; Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such.

    "The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static."

  14. 19
    An item or apparatus that receives.; The part of a telephone handset contained in the earpiece; (hence) the handset itself; an earpiece.

    "There they waited until after eleven, then Paulvitch took down the receiver of their telephone. He called a number."

  15. 20
    An item or apparatus that receives.; A swaption which gives its holder the option to enter into a swap in which they pay the floating leg and receive the fixed leg.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English receyvour, from Anglo-Norman receverre, receivour et al., later also reformed as receive + -er. Compare recevor, rescaivour.

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