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# receiver

noun (a receiver, receivers)

«receiver» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A receiver is the part of a phone you hold to your ear and speak into. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/#m1)
2. A receiver is a device that picks up radio or TV signals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/#m2)
3. (sport) A receiver is a player who catches or receives the ball, such as in American football or tennis. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/#m3)
4. (law, money) A receiver is a person put in charge of a company that cannot pay its debts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on sound and electricity, a receiver takes in signals; in everyday life it is a phone part; in sport, a receiver catches. Phrases: pick up the receiver, a radio receiver.

### Examples

- She picked up the receiver and said hello. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/#x1)
- The radio receiver picked up a signal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/#x2)
- The receiver caught the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/#x3)
- A satellite dish is a kind of receiver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/#x4)
- Put the receiver back after the call. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/#x5)
- In tennis, the receiver returns the serve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: «ei» after «c» (receive, receiver). Opposite: sender, transmitter.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «receiver» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/receiver/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«receiver» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/receiver.html) on Mova free.