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Noun: telephone receiver  'te-lu,fown ri'see-vu(r)
  1. Earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
    "She held the telephone receiver away from her ear due to the loud static";
    - receiver

Derived forms: telephone receivers

Type of: earphone, earpiece, headphone, phone

Part of: phone, telephone, telephone set

Encyclopedia: Telephone receiver