receiver

Meaning

1. (historical) A person who receives.
2. A person who receives.
3. A person who receives.
4. A person who receives.
5. A person who receives.
6. A person who receives.
7. An item or apparatus that receives.
8. An item or apparatus that receives.
9. (historical) An item or apparatus that receives.
10. An item or apparatus that receives.
11. (historical) An item or apparatus that receives.
12. An item or apparatus that receives.
13. An item or apparatus that receives.
14. An item or apparatus that receives.

Opposite of

transmitter

Synonyms

recipient

acceptor

taker

liquidator

consignee

radio

📻

earpiece

handset

receiving set

telephone receiver

earphone

pass catcher

official receiver

addressee

pass receiver

receiving system

accepter

administrative receiver

headphone

phone

☎️

telephone

☎️

treasurer

radio-receiver

owner

payee

possessor

proprietor

receptacle

receptionist

receptor

reformer

reserve tank

resetter

set

storage

storage tank

sump

tank

transducer

transmitter

trustee

uplink

viewer

welcoming

hand receiver

Rx

storage unit

telephone transmitter

receiving entity

receiving side

Translations

Empfänger

receptor

ricevitore

récepteur

Hörer

destinataire

destinatario

δέκτης

παραλήπτης

destinatario

écouteur

receptor

auricular

👂

ricettatore

Hehler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹəˈsi.vɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English receyvour, from Anglo-Norman receverre, receivour et al., later also reformed as receive + -er. Compare recevor, rescaivour.