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receiver Definition

re·ceiver (ri sē′vər)

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

receiver Synonyms

receiver

n.

  1. One who receives

    recipient, consignee, customer, heir, beneficiary, grantee, acceptor, teller, collector, object, target, victim, subject, trustee, assignee, creditor, guinea pig*.

  2. A device for receiving

    telephone, handset, headphone, television, radio, receiving set, mission control, control center, detection device, listening device, bug*, transceiver*, hydrophone; see also radio 2.

receiver Law Definition

n

  1. A disinterested party chosen by a corporation or by a court to collect and protect property that is the subject of diverse claims. A receiver is often appointed in proceedings concerning insolvency.
  2. In criminal law, a receiver is one who accepts or obtains possession of goods that are known to be stolen, and as such is in turn a violator of the law. See also liquidate and fence.
receiver Telecom Definition
Also known as a sink, a receiver is a target device, or destination device, that receives an information transfer originated by a transmitter. Receivers include telephones, facsimile machines, data terminals, host computers, and video monitors. See also transceiver and transmitter.
receiver Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • appoint: Its main function is to appoint receivers who carry out the day to day management of the person's affairs.
  • compress: While irregular compressed air demand is not always totally evened out by a large compressed air receiver, it is balanced between suitable limits.

Preposition: as

  • liquidator: The duty cannot be excluded and the official receiver as liquidator, receiver and manager or trustee may become subject to it.

Adjective modifier

  • official: The official receiver should write to the bankrupt to seek his consent to the charging order.
  • administrative: The administrative receiver can continue to operate the business an administrator.
  • Official: Official receivers should ensure that all requests for information and documentation from the Compensation Board are dealt with promptly.
  • interim: Reference should also be made to Chapter 2 Part 2 - Provisional liquidators and interim receivers.
  • FM: Some FM radio receivers may receive unwanted signals from non-broadcast commercial or other transmitters, including aircraft overhead.
  • speech-based: Traffic data is then delivered to the customer through a number of screen or speech-based receivers.

Modifies a noun

  • hitch: A number of name back in them custom receiver hitch cover the least be made into.
  • coil: A receiver coil can be used to detect the amplitude of this magnetic field.
  • antenna: The antenna cables should be located away from direct sunlight, while temperature control of the receivers antenna is considered beneficial.
  • bandwidth: If the pulse duration is too short for the available receiver bandwidth, distortion and attenuation of the pulse result ( Fig 21 ).

Noun used with modifier

  • gps: Even tho the price of handheld GPS receivers is falling I would still prefer not to have to replace mine just yet!
  • freeview: They are bringing out the first machine with a builtin freeview receiver.
  • satellite: A private company will fit a black box, a GPS satellite receiver, to your vehicle.
  • radio: We can provide a radio receiver for guests to ask for assistance.
  • handheld: Even tho the price of handheld GPS receivers is falling I would still prefer not to have to replace mine just yet!
  • official: In urgent cases official receivers may wish to have a personal inspection of the Register made.

Possessives

  • remuneration: Remuneration 2.4 The court does not, however, fix the official receiver's remuneration.