receiver

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ɹəˈsi.vɚ/ UK /ɹɪˈsiː.və/ See IPA manual

Freq #10088

Meanings

1

noun
A person who receives something.

The receiver of the award gave a short speech.
2

noun
A device that picks up radio or television signals.

He adjusted the satellite receiver to get a clearer picture.
3

noun
The part of a telephone that you hold to your ear to listen.

She picked up the receiver and dialed the number.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who receives... recipient

2 noun · a device that picks up... receiving system

3 noun · the part of a telephone... telephone receiver

Word family

Forms receivers

Derived forms multireceiverphosphoreceiverphotoreceiverreceiver-generalreceiverlessreceivershiptelereceiver

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Phrases (1)

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radio receiver
electronic equipment that detects and converts transmitted radio signals

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

*keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European receyvour Middle English receverre xno

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# receiver

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹəˈsi.vɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈsiː.və/
**Frequency rank:** 10088

## 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
- People & Society

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