receiver

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to receive + -er

[edit] Noun

Singular
receiver

Plural
receivers

receiver (plural receivers)

  1. A person who receives something.
  2. A person who acts as trustee for a bankrupt.
  3. A person who accepts stolen goods.
  4. (football) A person who accepts the ball after it has been passed.
  5. (tennis) A person who attempts to return the ball after it has been served.
  6. Any of several electronic devices that receives signals and converts them into sound or vision
  7. A court administrator

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