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receiver

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

See receiver in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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