receiver

1. (noun) equipment that receives radio or tv signals
Synonyms: receiving system
Related Words: boob tube, direction finder, goggle box, idiot box, radio, radio receiver, radio set, receiving set, satellite receiver, set, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tuner, tv, tv set, wireless

2. (noun) a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
Synonyms: pass catcher
Related Words: football player, footballer

3. (noun) converts electrical signals into sounds
Synonyms: telephone receiver
Related Words: earphone, earpiece, headphone, headset, phone

4. (noun) a person who gets something
Synonyms: recipient
Related Words: addressee, annuitant, assignee, beneficiary, borrower, consignee, dependant, dependent, donee, grantee, heir, heritor, honoree, human, individual, inheritor, mandatary, mandatory, mortal, payee, person, protege, somebody, someone, soul

5. (noun) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
Synonyms: liquidator
Related Words: fiduciary



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