## Meanings
1. A person who receives something.
2. A device that picks up radio or television signals.
3. The part of a telephone that you hold to your ear to listen.

## Examples
- The receiver of the award gave a short speech.
- He adjusted the satellite receiver to get a clearer picture.
- She picked up the receiver and dialed the number.

## Derived Forms
- multireceiver
- phosphoreceiver
- photoreceiver
- receiver-general
- receiverless
- receivership
- telereceiver

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *keh₂p-
- Root: receyvour
- Root: receverre

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English receyvour, from Anglo-Norman receverre, receivour et al., later also reformed as receive + -er. Compare recevor, rescaivour.

## AI Etymology
Receiver is inherited from Middle English receyvour, from Anglo-Norman receverre, receivour et al., later also reformed as receive + -er. Compare recevor, rescaivour. The historical chain includes *keh₂p- (Proto-Indo-European), receyvour (Middle English), and receverre (Anglo-Norman). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as multireceiver, phosphoreceiver, photoreceiver, and receiver-general. In present use it covers a person who receives something, a device that picks up radio or television signals, and the part of a telephone that you hold to your ear to listen.

## Topics
- Media & Publishing

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