receiver

1. A person who receives.

   (historical)An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer.

2. A person who receives something in a general sense; a recipient.

   a person who receives something

3. A person who accepts stolen goods.

   Hehler

4. A person or company appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.

   Konkursverwalter, Insolvenzverwalter

   ко́нкурсный управля́ющийkónkursnyj upravljájuščij

5. 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

6. A person who attempts to return the serve.

   the tennis player who receives the serve

7. An item or apparatus that receives.

   Something which receives some substance or object, in a general sense; a receptacle.

8. A vessel for receiving and holding the products of distillation, or for containing gases.

9. (historical)An airtight vessel from which air is pumped in order to form a vacuum.

10. The part of a firearm containing the action.

11. (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.

12. Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such.

    Empfangsgerät, Empfänger

    приёмникprijómnik

    прийма́чpryjmáč

1. I put the receiver to my ear.

   Я приклав слухавку до вуха. — deniko

   ruЯ приложил трубку к уху. — marafon

   deIch hielt den Hörer an mein Ohr. — Manfredo

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2. I forgot to lift the receiver before dialing the number.

   ruЯ забыл снять трубку, прежде чем набрать номер. — AntonKhorev

   deIch vergaß den Hörer abzunehmen, bevor ich die Nummer wählte. — Tamy

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3. Tom picked up the telephone receiver and put it to his ear.

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4. Tom shifted the phone receiver to his other ear.

   deTom hielt sich den Hörer an das andere Ohr. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. You picked up the telephone receiver.

   deDu hast den Hörer abgenommen. — Tamy

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