sender
Message's starting point
A sender is whoever or whatever dispatches something—a letter, package, email, or signal.
The term appears on forms and shipping labels to identify the originating party: Return to sender.
In communication contexts, sender pairs with receiver to describe the two ends of any transmission: The sender's address was illegible.
Wrapped item for shipping
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- shipmentGoods being transported
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- deliveryConveyance of goods
carrier · freight · courier · express · waybill · label · customs · dispatch
Folded paper enclosure
- stampMark-making device
- postageFee for mailing
- mailboxContainer for delivered mail
- addressSpeak to formally
postman · addressee · mailroom · letterbox · mailbag · postmark · snail-mail · mailing
Point of origin
- authorCreator of written works
- creatorOne who produces something
- initiatorOne who starts something
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
correspondent · contributor · communicator · caller · contact · requester · submitter
Signal-emitting device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
broadcast · satellite · relay · beacon · uplink · transmission · encoder · modulator
Digital written communication
- notificationFormal notice given
- reply-toReturn address for messages
- outboxQueue for dispatched messages
- inboxMessage receiving folder
bounce · forward · CC · BCC · blocked · unsubscribe · newsletter · auto-reply
parcel
Wrapped item for shipping
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- shipmentGoods being transported
- trackingMonitoring location over time
delivery · carrier · freight · courier · express · waybill · label · customs · dispatch · logistics
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
address · postman · addressee · mailroom · letterbox · mailbag · postmark · snail-mail · mailing · postal
source
Point of origin
dispatcher · correspondent · contributor · communicator · caller · contact · requester · submitter
transmitter
Signal-emitting device
radio · broadcast · satellite · relay · beacon · uplink · transmission · encoder · modulator · transponder
Digital written communication
- notificationFormal notice given
- reply-toReturn address for messages
- outboxQueue for dispatched messages
inbox · bounce · forward · CC · BCC · blocked · unsubscribe · newsletter · auto-reply · signature
- mailletter, letters, mail, email, envelope
- postalmail, mail delivery, stamp, stamps, mail service
- postal servicepost office, mail, sorting machine, stamps, stamp
- postal termsstamps, zip codes, stamp, stamped, postal codes
- courier servicepackage, parcel, dispatch, pickup, delivery
- shippingshipping, cargo ships, container ships, freight, package