receiver Antonyms
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Meaning of receiver
receiver (n)
set that receives radio or tv signals
(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
a person who receives something
the tennis player who receives the serve
a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
receiver (n.)
One who takes or receives in any manner.
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.
One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing them to be stolen.
A vessel connected with an alembic, a retort, or the like, for receiving and condensing the product of distillation.
A vessel for receiving and containing gases.
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.
A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound engine.
A capacious vessel for receiving steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an engine.
That portion of a telephonic apparatus, or similar system, at which the message is received and made audible; -- opposed to transmitter.
In portable breech-loading firearms, the steel frame screwed to the breech end of the barrel, which receives the bolt or block, gives means of securing for firing, facilitates loading, and holds the ejector, cut-off, etc.
receiver Sentence Examples
- The receiver of the stolen goods was arrested for his role in the crime.
- The radio receiver picked up a faint signal from the depths of space.
- The football receiver leaped high into the air and caught the pass with ease.
- The satellite receiver allowed us to watch live television broadcasts from around the world.
- The telephone receiver was the only connection to the outside world for the isolated cabin.
- The receiver in the remote control converted electrical impulses into signals that the television could understand.
- The Bluetooth receiver enabled the car stereo to connect wirelessly to the phone.
- The GPS receiver calculated the car's location and displayed it on the navigation screen.
- The wireless receiver allowed the computer to connect to the internet without the need for cables.
- The cash receiver at the bank counted and processed the money received from customers.
FAQs About the word receiver
set that receives radio or tv signals, (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected
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The receiver of the stolen goods was arrested for his role in the crime.
The radio receiver picked up a faint signal from the depths of space.
The football receiver leaped high into the air and caught the pass with ease.
The satellite receiver allowed us to watch live television broadcasts from around the world.
