receiver.

1. A device that receives transmitted signals and converts them into usable output.

2. A person or thing that receives something, including a player designated to catch a ball.

3. A person appointed to take control of and administer property or an insolvent business.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• radio receiver
• satellite receiver

On the page

The receiver picked up a faint voice beneath the static.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular receiver; plural receivers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, technology. Commonness: moderately common.