receiver
Phone's ear part
A receiver is someone or something that receives.
In telecommunications, a receiver is a device that captures signals—a telephone receiver, radio receiver, or TV receiver.
In American football, a receiver catches passes.
In law, a receiver is a court-appointed person who takes control of property or a business during litigation or bankruptcy.
A receiver of stolen goods knowingly accepts them from a thief.
Held telephone component
- earpieceSpeaker worn in-ear
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- cradleRocking bed for infants
- hookCurved catching device
dial · landline · cordless · rotary · touchtone · speakerphone · voicemail · ringtone
Broadcast signal receiver
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- demodulatorCircuit extracting encoded signals
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- signalMessage-conveying cue
circuitry · bandwidth · frequency · modulation · transistor · decoding · digital · analog
Orbiting celestial body
- navigationDetermining position and course
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- triangulationLocation via three points
- geolocationDigital position identification
tracking · coordinates · positioning · waypoint · accuracy · antenna · handheld · marine
Intended mail recipient
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- payeePerson owed payment
- consigneeDesignated shipment recipient
- granteeReceiver of awarded funds
heir · legatee · donee · awardee · gift · inheritance · bequest · charity
Signal-strengthening electronic device
- speakersAudio output devices
- stereoTwo-channel audio system
- turntableRotating music player
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
subwoofer · soundbar · tuner · hi-fi · surround · phonograph · equalizer · audiophile
Passing position in football
- wideoutReceiver split from formation
- passMove beyond or decline
- catchSeize or snag
- routePath from A to B
interception · touchdown · endzone · snap · gridiron · football · pigskin · eligible
Legal status when insolvent
- trusteeOne managing another's assets
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- debtorOne who owes
creditor · court-appointed · asset · fiduciary · administrator · custodian · conservator · dissolution
handset
Held telephone component
- earpieceSpeaker worn in-ear
- mouthpieceOne who speaks officially
- cradleRocking bed for infants
hook · dial · landline · cordless · rotary · touchtone · speakerphone · voicemail · ringtone · caller
antenna
Broadcast signal receiver
- tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies
- demodulatorCircuit extracting encoded signals
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
signal · circuitry · bandwidth · frequency · modulation · transistor · decoding · digital · analog · interference
satellite
Orbiting celestial body
- navigationDetermining position and course
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- triangulationLocation via three points
geolocation · tracking · coordinates · positioning · waypoint · accuracy · antenna · handheld · marine · aviation
addressee
Intended mail recipient
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- payeePerson owed payment
- consigneeDesignated shipment recipient
grantee · heir · legatee · donee · awardee · gift · inheritance · bequest · charity · scholarship
amplifier
Signal-strengthening electronic device
headphones · subwoofer · soundbar · tuner · hi-fi · surround · phonograph · equalizer · audiophile · cartridge
quarterback
Passing position in football
route · interception · touchdown · endzone · snap · gridiron · football · pigskin · eligible · target
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- trusteeOne managing another's assets
- liquidationSelling assets for cash
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
debtor · creditor · court-appointed · asset · fiduciary · administrator · custodian · conservator · dissolution · reorganization
server
One who attends tables
volley · match · game · set · break · deuce · advantage · fault · ace · baseline
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- remote controluniversal remote, infrared remote, remote control, remote, controller
- shippingshipping, cargo ships, container ships, freight, package
- cable boxesset-top box, DVR, decoder, converter
- radio telescopesradio telescope, dish, parabolic reflector, dish antenna, antenna array
- radio trackingGPS collar, radio collar, transmitter, antenna, satellite tracking
receiversender
One who dispatches
transmitter · broadcaster · emitter · signaler · caller
receivergiver
One who bestows
donor · sender · contributor · benefactor · provider
- on the receiving endTarget of an action
- message receivedCommunication successfully understood
- wide receiverOffensive pass-catching position
- receiving lineHost formation greeting guests
- at the receiving endSubject to impact
- received wisdomUnquestioned popular belief
receive, received, receiving, receives, receivers, receivable, receivership, receivables