RECEIVER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RECEIVER?

Need another word that means the same as “receiver”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “receiver” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Receiver” are: pass catcher, pass receiver, liquidator, recipient, telephone receiver, handset, apparatus, beneficiary, donee, giftee

Receiver as a Noun

Definitions of "Receiver" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “receiver” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A player who specializes in catching passes.
• A complete telephone handset.
• The tennis player who receives the serve.
• A football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass.
• The part of a firearm which houses the action and to which the barrel and other parts are attached.
• Set that receives radio or tv signals.
• A piece of radio or television apparatus that detects broadcast signals and converts them into visible or audible form.
• A person who gets or accepts something that has been sent or given to them.
• (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties.
• A person who buys or accepts goods known to be stolen.
• (in tennis and similar games) the player to whom the ball is served to begin play.
• A person who receives something.
• Earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds.
• A person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties.
• A person or company appointed by a court to manage the financial affairs of a business or person that has gone bankrupt.
• A container for collecting the products of distillation, chromatography, or other process.
• The part of a telephone apparatus contained in the earpiece, in which electrical signals are converted into sounds.

Synonyms of "Receiver" as a noun (10 Words)

apparatus	Equipment designed to serve a specific function. The apparatus of government.
beneficiary	The recipient of funds or other benefits.
donee	The recipient of funds or other benefits.
giftee	The recipient of a gift. Certificates can be sent to you or directly to the giftee.
handset	A mobile phone. Many stolen handsets are believed to end up in Eastern Europe.
liquidator	A person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties.
pass catcher	A flight or run by an aircraft over a target.
pass receiver	Success in satisfying a test or requirement.
recipient	A person who receives something. The recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
telephone receiver	Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds.

Usage Examples of "Receiver" as a noun

• The receiver of a gift.
• A satellite receiver.
• He's the biggest receiver of stolen jewels in London.
• He picked up the receiver.
• The company is in the hands of the receivers.

Associations of "Receiver" (30 Words)

addressee	The person to whom something is addressed. The contents of the letters were calculated to cause distress to the individual addressee.
assignee	The party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred.
broadcast	Broadcast over the airwaves as in radio or television. They regularly broadcast on Radio 2.
bulletin	Make public by bulletin.
camera	A device for recording visual images in the form of photographs, film, or video signals. A video camera.
commentary	An expression of opinions or offering of explanations about an event or situation. A live commentary on radio.
communication	A letter or message containing information or news. There was a lack of communication between Pamela and her parents.
consignee	The person to whom merchandise is delivered over.
cordless	A cordless phone. I keep the cordless with me at all times.
delivery	(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter. Injuries sustained during delivery.
email	Send a message by email. A contract communicated by email.
freight	A charge for transport by freight. Each word was freighted with anger.
intercom	A communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc. The pilot s voice comes over the intercom.
mail	Send someone email. You can order by mail.
mailing	The transmission of a letter. The postmark indicates the time of mailing.
message	Send a message to someone especially by email text app or other electronic means. We ll be back after these messages.
pager	A small radio device, activated from a central point, which emits a series of bleeps or vibrates to inform the wearer that someone wishes to contact them or that it has received a short text message.
paging	The system of numbering pages. The public address system in the hospital was used for paging.
payee	A person to whom money is paid.
phone	Get or try to get into communication with someone by telephone. I talked to him on the telephone.
radio	The transmission and reception of electromagnetic waves of radio frequency especially those carrying sound messages. A ship to shore radio.
recipient	The semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause. The recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
send	Send a message or letter. It s the spectacle and music that send us not the words.
sender	Someone who transmits a message. Senders of unwanted emails.
shipment	The action of shipping goods. The shipment arrived at Liverpool.
shipper	Someone who ships goods.
telephone	An instrument used as part of a telephone system typically a single unit including a handset with a transmitting microphone and a set of numbered buttons by which a connection can be made to another such instrument. A telephone call.
television	An electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen. The days before television.
transmit	Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. Knowledge is transmitted from teacher to pupil.
wireless	Having no wires. Wireless broadband.