receiver

[ri-see-ver]

noun

1. a person or thing that receives.

2. 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.

3. Law.,  a person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of a bankrupt business or person or to care for property in litigation.

4. Commerce.,  a person appointed to receive money due.

5. a person who knowingly receives stolen goods for an illegal purpose; a dealer in stolen merchandise.

6. a device or apparatus for receiving or holding something; receptacle; container.

7. (in a firearm) the basic metal unit housing the action and to which the barrel and other components are attached.

8. Chemistry.,  a vessel for collecting and containing a distillate.

9. 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.

10. Baseball.,  the catcher.

receiver

/ rɪˈsiːvə /

noun

1. a person who receives something; recipient

2. 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

3. a person who receives stolen goods knowing that they have been stolen

4. 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

5. the part of a telephone containing the earpiece and mouthpiece that is held by the telephone user

6. 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

7. an obsolete word for receptacle

8. chem a vessel in which the distillate is collected during distillation

9. sport a player whose function is to receive the ball, esp a footballer who catches long passes

10. the metallic frame situated behind the breech of a gun to guide the round into the chamber

receiver

1. 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.

2. Compare transmitter

Other Word Forms

• prereceiver noun
• underreceiver noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of receiver¹

1300–50; 1875–80 receiver for def. 2; receive + -er ¹; replacing Middle English recevour < Anglo-French receivour, recevour (< Old French recevere )

Example Sentences

Kansas City’s receivers have stabilized, with Rashee Rice emerging as a clear No. 1, and Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy proving versatile second options.

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"Egbuka's been thrown into the fire a little bit, but everyone at Ohio State said he was a professional wide receiver playing college football," said Miller.

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Wide receiver Pat Bryant, who grew up in Florida, had not been out of the US before helping the Denver Broncos beat the Jets at Tottenham this month.

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The Rams’ on Sunday defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars and improved their record to 5-2 without injured star receiver Puka Nacua, using the opportunity to fully showcase their developing weapons.

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By the end of the first quarter, Stafford had completed passes to seven of eight different receivers targeted, including touchdowns to Mumpfield and two to Adams.

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