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# sender

noun (a sender, senders)

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

## Everyday

1. A sender is the person who sends a letter, parcel, message or email. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sender/#m1)
2. (sport/slang, informal) In some sports, a «send» or «sender» is a big, bold jump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sender/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: «Return to sender» on letters; emails show who the sender is. In online safety: do not open messages from unknown senders. Phrases: «return to sender», «unknown sender».

### Examples

- The letter came back marked «Return to sender». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sender/#x1)
- Check the sender before you open an email. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sender/#x2)
- Don't reply to messages from unknown senders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sender/#x3)
- The sender forgot to write the address. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sender/#x4)
- The sender paid £3 for postage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sender/#x5)
- Who was the sender of this birthday card? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sender/#x6)
- I should be obliged if the sender would communicate with me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sender/#x7)

### Note

Opposite: receiver or recipient. Online safety: if you do not know the sender, tell an adult before opening any link.

## On Mova

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