receiver
re|ceiv|er /rɪs'iːvər/ (receivers)
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A telephone's receiver is the part that you hold near to your ear and speak into.
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A receiver is the part of a radio or television that picks up signals and converts them into sound or pictures.
Auto-tuning VHF receivers are now common in cars.
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The receiver is someone who is appointed by a court of law to manage the affairs of a business, usually when it is facing financial failure. (BUSINESS)
Between July and September, a total of 1,059 firms called in the receiver.
1 [N-COUNT]
A telephone's receiver is the part that you hold near to your ear and speak into.
2 [N-COUNT]
A receiver is the part of a radio or television that picks up signals and converts them into sound or pictures.
Auto-tuning VHF receivers are now common in cars.
3 [N-COUNT] usu the N
The receiver is someone who is appointed by a court of law to manage the affairs of a business, usually when it is facing financial failure. (BUSINESS)
Between July and September, a total of 1,059 firms called in the receiver.