acceptor

Meaning

1. One who accepts.
2. One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
3. An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.
4. A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid
5. A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor
6. A cluster of skin cells that respond to pain
7. A kind of finite-state machine whose binary output indicates whether or not a received input was accepted.

Synonyms

receiver

accepter

taker

receptor

grantee

guarantor

hopper

receptacle

recipient

surety

acceptor circuit

contraceptive acceptor

family-planning acceptor

receiptor

acceptor impurity

holding tank

acceptor material

acceptant

bandpass circuit

bin

confessor

donee

Translations

accepteur

aceptador

acceptator

accettante

acceptant

acceptant

destinatario

Empfänger

alıcı

acceptor

Abnehmer

acquirente

aceitador

aceptor

alan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əkˈsɛptə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: acceptour

In summary

From Middle English acceptour, from Latin acceptor, with the meanings from accept.