receiver
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
receiver/rɪˈsiːvə(r)/
▶noun
- 1 a telephone handset, in particular the part that converts electrical signals into sounds.
■ a piece of radio or television apparatus converting broadcast signals into sound or images.
- 2 a person or thing that receives something.
■ a person who buys or accepts goods known to be stolen.
- 3 (Brit. also official receiver) a person appointed to manage the financial affairs of a bankrupt business.
- 4 American Football a player who specializes in catching passes.
'receiver' also found in these Oxford entries:
alembic
- cat's whisker
- crystal set
- earpiece
- ground wave
- hook
- lead-in
- monitor
- pandect
- receivership
- receiving order
- recipient
- rediffusion
- retransmit
- rig
- ring
- set
- squelch
- superheterodyne
- transceiver
- tune
- V-chip
- wideout
- wide receiver
