receiver.
A person who receives.
Meaning & usage
A person who receives. An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer.
A person who receives. A person who receives something in a general sense; a recipient.
A person who receives. A person who accepts stolen goods.
A person who receives. A person or company appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.
A person who receives. An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed.
A person who receives. A person who attempts to return the serve.
An item or apparatus that receives. Something which receives some substance or object, in a general sense; a receptacle.
An item or apparatus that receives. A vessel for receiving and holding the products of distillation, or for containing gases.
An item or apparatus that receives. An airtight vessel from which air is pumped in order to form a vacuum.
An item or apparatus that receives. The part of a firearm containing the action.
An item or apparatus that receives. A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound steam engine.
An item or apparatus that receives. Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such.
An item or apparatus that receives. The part of a telephone handset contained in the earpiece; (hence) the handset itself; an earpiece.
An item or apparatus that receives. A swaption which gives its holder the option to enter into a swap in which they pay the floating leg and receive the fixed leg.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English receyvour, from Anglo-Norman receverre, receivour et al., later also reformed as receive + -er. Compare recevor, rescaivour.
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