Receiver

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹəˈsivÉš/
• Rhymes: -iːvÉ™(r)

Origin

{1} + -er

Full definition of receiver

Noun

1. A person who or thing that receives or is intended to receive something.
1. A trustee appointed to hold and administer property involved in litigation.
2. A person appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.
3. A person who accepts stolen goods.
4. Any of several electronic devices that receive signals and convert them into sound or vision.
1. A telephone handset.
5. (American football) An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed.
6. (tennis) A person who attempts to return the ball after it has been served.
7. An element of a mechanical or other system or device designed to accept another element.
1. (firearms) The part of a firearm containing the action.
2. A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound steam engine.
3. A capacious vessel for receiving steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an engine.

Derived terms

• receivership

Synonyms

• recipient (more formal, usually referring to one who receives such things as an award or medal)