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receiver
[ ri-see-ver ]
noun
- a person or thing that receives.
- 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.
- Law. a person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of a bankrupt business or person or to care for property in litigation.
- Commerce. a person appointed to receive money due.
- a person who knowingly receives stolen goods for an illegal purpose; a dealer in stolen merchandise.
- a device or apparatus for receiving or holding something; receptacle; container.
- (in a firearm) the basic metal unit housing the action and to which the barrel and other components are attached.
- Chemistry. a vessel for collecting and containing a distillate.
- 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.
- Baseball. the catcher.
receiver
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noun
- a person who receives something; recipient
- 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
- a person who receives stolen goods knowing that they have been stolen
- 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
- the part of a telephone containing the earpiece and mouthpiece that is held by the telephone user
- 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
- an obsolete word for receptacle
- chem a vessel in which the distillate is collected during distillation
- sport a player whose function is to receive the ball, esp a footballer who catches long passes
- the metallic frame situated behind the breech of a gun to guide the round into the chamber
receiver
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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.
- Compare transmitter
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of receiver1
Example Sentences
“My receiver heard me making calls on the sideline. He ran up to me after he got off the field and was like, ‘Big General!
Taft football coach Troy Starr is standing by the goal posts for a junior varsity game and pointing out a freshman receiver named Steve Smith, who’s too young to play on varsity.
An attorney in the case, alleging that the city had failed to meet its obligations in a settlement agreement, urged Carter to employ his ultimate weapon — appointing a receiver to run the city’s homelessness programs.
Snead on the decision to move on from receiver Cooper Kupp, without negotiation: “To be frank, we did make a decision that is probably best to say, ‘Let’s part ways.
A comeback route from 30-year-old receiver Mike Williams energized an impatient fan base that was happy to see a familiar face during an otherwise conservative free agency period.
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