What does receiver mean?
Definitions for receiver
rɪˈsi vərre·ceiv·er
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word receiver.
Princeton's WordNet
receiver, receiving system(noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals
liquidator, receiver(noun)
(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
telephone receiver, receiver(noun)
earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
recipient, receiver(noun)
a person who receives something
receiver(noun)
the tennis player who receives the serve
receiver, pass receiver, pass catcher(noun)
a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
Wiktionary
receiver(Noun)
A person who receives something.
receiver(Noun)
A person who acts as trustee for a bankrupt.
receiver(Noun)
A person who accepts stolen goods.
receiver(Noun)
A telephone handset.
receiver(Noun)
(football) A person who accepts the ball after it has been passed.
receiver(Noun)
(tennis) A person who attempts to return the ball after it has been served.
receiver(Noun)
Any of several electronic devices that receives signals and converts them into sound or vision
receiver(Noun)
A court administrator
receiver(Noun)
The part of a firearm containing the action.
Webster Dictionary
Receiver(noun)
one who takes or receives in any manner
Etymology: [Cf. F. receveur.]
Receiver(noun)
a person appointed, ordinarily by a court, to receive, and hold in trust, money or other property which is the subject of litigation, pending the suit; a person appointed to take charge of the estate and effects of a corporation, and to do other acts necessary to winding up its affairs, in certain cases
Etymology: [Cf. F. receveur.]
Receiver(noun)
one who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be stolen
Etymology: [Cf. F. receveur.]
Receiver(noun)
a vessel connected with an alembic, a retort, or the like, for receiving and condensing the product of distillation
Etymology: [Cf. F. receveur.]
Receiver(noun)
a vessel for receiving and containing gases
Etymology: [Cf. F. receveur.]
Receiver(noun)
the glass vessel in which the vacuum is produced, and the objects of experiment are put, in experiments with an air pump. Cf. Bell jar, and see Illust. of Air pump
Etymology: [Cf. F. receveur.]
Receiver(noun)
a vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound engine
Etymology: [Cf. F. receveur.]
Receiver(noun)
a capacious vessel for receiving steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an engine
Etymology: [Cf. F. receveur.]
Receiver(noun)
that portion of a telephonic apparatus, or similar system, at which the message is received and made audible; -- opposed to transmitter
Etymology: [Cf. F. receveur.]
Freebase
Receiver
In firearms terminology, the receiver is the part of a firearm that houses the operating parts. The receiver usually contains the bolt carrier group, trigger group, and magazine port. In most handguns, the receiver, or frame, holds the magazine well or rotary magazine as well as the trigger mechanism. It is sometimes called the body of the firearm, while in the context of handguns, it is often called the frame. The receiver is often made of forged, machined or stamped steel or aluminium; in addition to these traditional materials, modern science and engineering have introduced polymers and sintered metal powders to receiver construction.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Receiver
In telephony and telegraphy, an instrument for receiving a message as distinguished from one used for sending or transmitting one. Thus the Bell telephone applied to the ear is a receiver, while the microphone which is spoken into or against is the transmitter.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'receiver' in Nouns Frequency: #1867
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of receiver in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of receiver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of receiver in a Sentence
My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists.
Gifts must affect the receiver to the point of shock.
For me, honestly, I think its just been finding different small things that I can get better at, obviously, i feel like Im a pretty complete receiver. ... Its just fine-tuning the things I do well and just figuring out a way to do them even better.
I was looking at( wide receiver) Davante( Adams), and it was pretty exciting to see Richard jump up there and catch it.
I think it's debatable, there was a left hand on (Pettigrew's) shoulder, but does that significantly hinder the receiver's ability to make the catch?
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Translations for receiver
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- přijímač, příjemceCzech
- Empfänger, Empfangsgerät, Hehler, HörerGerman
- φοροεισπράκτορας, παραλήπτης, αποδέκτης, δέκτης, κλεπταποδόχος, ακουστικόGreek
- destinatario, receptorSpanish
- vastaanottaja, vastaanotin, saajaFinnish
- destinataire, écouteur, récepteur, receleur, receveurFrench
- מַקְלֵטHebrew
- रिसीवरHindi
- cornetta, ricettatoreItalian
- 受話器, 受取人Japanese
- 리시버Korean
- примател, примач, приемникMacedonian
- penerimaMalay
- hoornDutch
- mottaker, helerNorwegian
- odbiornikPolish
- receptor, destinatário, receptadorPortuguese
- приёмник, трубка, телефонная трубка, получательRussian
- mottagare, hälare, lur, telefonlurSwedish
- riceleuWalloon
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