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    re·ceiv·er
    [rəˈsēvər]
    noun
    receiver (noun) · receivers (plural noun) · official receiver (noun) · official receivers (plural noun)
    1. the part of a telephone apparatus contained in the earpiece, in which electrical signals are converted into sounds.
      • a complete telephone handset:
        "he picked up the receiver"
      • a piece of radio or television apparatus that detects broadcast signals and converts them into visible or audible form:
        "a satellite receiver"
    2. a person who gets or accepts something that has been sent or given to them:
      "the receiver of a gift"
      • a person who buys or accepts stolen goods in the knowledge that they have been stolen:
        "he's the biggest receiver of stolen jewels in London"
      • (in tennis and similar games) the player to whom the ball is served to begin play.
      • american football
        a player who catches a pass or a kick.
    3. a person or company appointed by a court to manage the financial affairs of a business or person that has gone bankrupt:
      "the company is in the hands of the receivers"
    4. chemistry
      a container for collecting the products of distillation, chromatography, or other process.
    5. the part of a firearm which houses the action and to which the barrel and other parts are attached.
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    noun
    1. a person who gets or accepts something that has been sent or given to them:
      recipient
      beneficiary
      donee
      giftee
      legatee
      grantee
      devisee
      Opposite:
      donor
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