receiver


Definition: Meaning of, receiver in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈsiːvə /

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receiver receivers
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  1. telephone the part of a telephone that you hold next to your mouth and ear [↪  handset]
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  2. business British English someone who is officially in charge of a business or company that is BANKRUPT
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  3. stolen property someone who buys and sells stolen property
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  4. radio formal a radio or television, or other equipment which receives signals
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  5. American football a player in American football who is in a position to catch the ball
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receiver used in phrases

  • continuous receiver watch (noun)
    1. a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch
  • heterodyne receiver (noun)
    1. a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified
  • official receiver (noun)
    1. someone whose job is to take care of the financial affairs of a company or a person that is BANKRUPT
  • pass receiver (noun)
    1. or is supposed to catch a football player who catches a forward pass
  • radio receiver (noun)
    1. an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
  • receiver-creditor relation (noun)
    1. law the responsibility of receiver or trustee in bankruptcy to act in the best interests of the creditor
  • satellite receiver (noun)
    1. a receiver on a communications satellite
  • superheterodyne receiver (noun)
    1. a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified
  • telephone receiver (noun)
    1. earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
  • television receiver (noun)
    1. television an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
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