receiver
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2.7
- noun
- /rɪˈsiːvər/
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receptor
- The mailman finally delivered the package to the correct receiver after a long delay.
- receiver of a message
- senders and receivers
- wide receiver
TK basically he's a starting wide receiver for the Denver Mustangs.
- TK basically he's a starting wide receiver for the Denver Mustangs.
- I was, I was coaching receivers and scripting run game stuff.
- And then you got your other receiver, Joan, AJ, A.J.
- But let's just say the receiver in the game is your brother, right?
- And then the, the audience, the receivers, they get some pleasure out of it.
- Like you were saying you don't see many wide receivers run routes during practice, right?
- And let me tell you, those wide receivers or tight ends were gone the next week.
- You're a former NFL wide receiver with the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys.
- He sounds like he should be like a, a slot receiver for the Browns or something.
- And each thing can be equally off putting to the receiver of the message.
- No, no, I'm a giver as well as a receiver.
- It's a small bone, but I feel like you're a bad gift receiver.
- All right, My man Dale Moss, Former NFL wide receiver.
- And then the lender will go through the foreclosure proceedings, find a receiver and then go through receivership.
- Where might you, as a receiver of said talent, do this?
Examples
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Silver is the receiver.
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Trey, are you the giver or the receiver?
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Where might you, as a receiver of said talent, do this?
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And you will be the receiver of that bounty.
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But lucky for me Bill Mesher was one hell of a receiver.
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You're one of the best receivers in the state.
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When he had cradled the receiver, Adam sat back thoughtfully in his chair.
Fiction book (1991) -
The final component of credibility, goodwill, is the perceived caring that a receiver sees in a source.
Academic text (2008) -
When another's plight is relieved, both the giver and receiver get a lesson in hope.
Academic text (1999) -
As the receiver of the award, she felt honored to stand on stage and accept it.
Synonyms
300
3.7
A person or organization that gets something
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4.1
A person who receives a letter or message
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5.4
A player who receives forward passes, like a wide receiver or tight end
A person chosen to receive a message or email
A football player who catches passes from the quarterback
A person or thing that gets something
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
A device that picks up wireless signals and turns them into sound or data
- Specialized
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5.1
A device on a satellite that gets signals from the ground or other satellites
- Specialized
Keeping a radio on all the time to listen for important messages
- Specialized
A radio that mixes its signal with a received signal to make a lower frequency easier to amplify and hear
- Formal
A legal relationship where a person in charge of a bankrupt person's property manages it for the people owed money
- Specialized
A radio that changes incoming signals to one fixed frequency to make them easier to receive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Receiver comes from the verb receive, which is made of re- 'back/again' and capere 'to take', the same root as capture. So a receiver is 'one who takes' or 'gets' something, like a person who catches a ball or accepts a letter.