Receiver

/ɹɪsˈiːvɐ/

/ɹəˈsivɝ/, /ɹiˈsivɝ/, /ɹɪˈsivɝ/

Receiver

a piece of equipment in a radio or television that picks up broadcast signals and alters them into sounds and pictures

the part of the phone that converts electric signals into sound and one can listen and speak into

(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties

synonyms : liquidator

a person who receives something

synonyms : recipient

a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass

the tennis player who receives the serve

Examples

1. She placed the receiver back on the phone and hung up the line.

2. The new wide receiver and the team's veteran quarterback have proved to be a match made in heaven on the field.

3. Receivers will keep the ball.

4. Meet the zero percent receiver.