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Re·ceiv·er

/rəˈsēvər/

noun
- 1. the part of a telephone apparatus contained in the earpiece, in which electrical signals are converted into sounds.
- ▪ a complete telephone handset: "he picked up the receiver" Similar handsetapparatusheadsetearpiece
- ▪ a piece of radio or television apparatus that detects broadcast signals and converts them into visible or audible form: "a satellite receiver"
- 2. a person who gets or accepts something that has been sent or given to them: "the receiver of a gift" Similar recipientbeneficiarydoneegifteelegateegranteedeviseeOpposite donor
- ▪ a person who buys or accepts stolen goods in the knowledge that they have been stolen: "he's the biggest receiver of stolen jewels in London"
- ▪ (in tennis and similar games) the player to whom the ball is served to begin play.
- ▪ a player who catches a pass or a kick.
- 3. a person or company appointed by a court to manage the financial affairs of a business or person that has gone bankrupt: "the company is in the hands of the receivers"
- 4. a container for collecting the products of distillation, chromatography, or other process.
- 5. the part of a firearm which houses the action and to which the barrel and other parts are attached.
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