noun

1. a person who receives; specif.,
   1. one who officially receives money for others; collector or treasurer
   2. one who knowingly receives stolen goods for gain or concealment; fence
   3. Law one appointed by a court to administer or hold in trust property in bankruptcy or in a lawsuit
   4. Sports the player or team receiving or designated to receive the ball, service, etc.; esp., a football player designated to receive a forward pass
2. a thing that receives; specif.,
   1. a receptacle; esp., a chemical receptacle connected with a retort, tube, etc., into which a distilled product passes
   2. an apparatus or device that converts incoming electromagnetic waves or electrical signals into audible or visual signals, as a radio or television receiving set, or that part of a telephone which is held to the ear