1. Set that receives radio or tv signals
   "They installed a new receiver to improve their satellite TV reception";
   - receiving system
    
2. A person who receives something
   "The receiver of the award gave a heartfelt acceptance speech";
   - recipient
    
3. Earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
   "She held the telephone receiver away from her ear due to the loud static";
   - telephone receiver
    
4. A football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
   "The pass receiver made a spectacular diving catch in the end zone";
   - pass receiver, pass catcher
    
5. The tennis player who receives the serve
   "The receiver managed to return the powerful serve with precision"
    
6. (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
   "The official receiver was tasked with managing the bankrupt company's assets";
   - liquidator, official receiver [UK]
    
7. (firearms) the main body or frame of a gun that houses the action
   "The rifle's receiver was made of steel"
    
8. Someone who knowingly deals with or buys stolen goods
   "The police arrested the fence for acting as a receiver of stolen jewellery"

Derived forms: receivers

Type of: acquirer, earphone, earpiece, fiduciary, football player [N. Amer], footballer [N. Amer], headphone, phone, set, tennis player

Part of: phone, telephone, telephone set

Encyclopedia: Receiver