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- Dictionaryre·ceiv·er/rəˈsēvər/
noun
- 1. the part of a telephone apparatus contained in the earpiece, in which electrical signals are converted into sounds.
- 2. a person who gets or accepts something that has been sent or given to them: "the receiver of a gift" Similar Opposite
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receiver. noun. re· ceiv· er ri-ˈsē-vər. : one that receives: such as. a. : treasurer. b (1) : a person appointed to hold in trust and administer property under litigation. (2) : a person appointed to settle the affairs of a business involving a public interest or to manage a corporation during reorganization. c.
a piece of equipment that changes radio and television signals into sounds and pictures, or that changes electrical signals into sound: a telephone receiver. a stereo receiver. In football, a receiver is one of the players who can catch the ball on the team that is trying to score points.
noun. a person or thing that receives. 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.
receiver. (rɪsiːvəʳ) Word forms: plural receivers. 1.countable noun. A phone's receiver is the part that you hold near to your ear and speak into. 2.countable noun. A receiver is the part of a radio or television that picks up signals and converts them into sound or pictures.
A receiver is a position in American football, a part of a radio that translates the signal, or the person who gets the email you sent. If you collect or accept something, you're a receiver.
1. One that receives something: a receiver of many compliments. 2. A device, such as a part of a radio, television set, or telephone, that converts incoming electromagnetic signals into sound, light, or electrical signals. 3. A person appointed by a court to receive and responsibly administer funds or property connected with ongoing litigation. 4.
Definition of receiver noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Business Dictionary re‧ceiv‧er /rɪˈsiːvə-ər/ noun [ countable] 1 (also official receiver British English) someone who is chosen by a court to be in charge of a business or property for someone else.
RECEIVER definition: 1. the part of a telephone that you hold in your hand and use for listening and speaking 2. the…. Learn more.
A device, such as a part of a radio, television set, or telephone, that converts incoming electromagnetic signals into sound, light, or electrical signals.
