receiver

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   set that receives radio or tv signals

2. 2
   noun

   earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds

3. 3
   noun

   a person who receives something

4. 4
   noun

   (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties

5. 5
   noun

   a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass

6. 6
   noun

   the tennis player who receives the serve

7. 7
   noun

   A person who receives.

8. 8
   noun

   An item or apparatus that receives.

Etymology

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