receiver
A person who receivesA person who receives.: An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer.
» I put the receiver to my ear.
Ich hielt den Hörer an mein Ohr.
Я приложил трубку к уху.
Я приклав слухавку до вуха.
Meaning
14 sensesA person who receives.
(historical)An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer.
A person who receives something in a general sense; a recipient.
a person who receives something
A person who accepts stolen goods.
Hehler
A person or company appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.
Konkursverwalter, Insolvenzverwalter
ко́нкурсный управля́ющийkónkursnyj upravljájuščij
An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed.
a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
A person who attempts to return the serve.
the tennis player who receives the serve
An item or apparatus that receives.
Something which receives some substance or object, in a general sense; a receptacle.
A vessel for receiving and holding the products of distillation, or for containing gases.
(historical)An airtight vessel from which air is pumped in order to form a vacuum.
The part of a firearm containing the action.
(historical)A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound steam engine.
Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such.
Empfangsgerät, Empfänger
приёмникprijómnik
прийма́чpryjmáč
Examples
37 sentencesI put the receiver to my ear.
Я приклав слухавку до вуха.
ruЯ приложил трубку к уху.
deIch hielt den Hörer an mein Ohr.
I forgot to lift the receiver before dialing the number.
ruЯ забыл снять трубку, прежде чем набрать номер.
deIch vergaß den Hörer abzunehmen, bevor ich die Nummer wählte.
Tom picked up the telephone receiver and put it to his ear.
Tom shifted the phone receiver to his other ear.
deTom hielt sich den Hörer an das andere Ohr.
You picked up the telephone receiver.
deDu hast den Hörer abgenommen.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English receyvour, from Anglo-Norman receverre, receivour et al., laInherited from Middle English receyvour, from Anglo-Norman receverre, receivour et al., later also reformed as receive + -er. Compare recevor, rescaivour.
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Forms
plural: receiversSynonyms
11 synonyms- set that receives radio or tv signals:receiving system
- a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass:pass receiverpass catcher
- earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds:telephone receiver
- a person who receives something:recipient
- (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties:liquidator