receiver

noun

Simple meaning

A person who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties.

Pronunciation

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ruhseever

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɹəˈsivɚ

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Definition

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noun

A person who receives something in a general sense; a recipient.
law
A person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
A person or company appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.
Something which receives some substance or object, in a general sense; a receptacle.
The part of a telephone handset contained in the earpiece; (hence) the handset itself; an earpiece.
Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty: A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency: Common
Typical Use: General English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A person who receives something in a general sense; a recipient.

Used this way, receiver is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone: Neutral
Formality: Neutral
Intensity: Not strongly marked
How common: Moderately common
Connotation: Matter-of-fact
Usage feel: Neutral and straightforward

Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.

Common Patterns and Combinations

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Receives

television receiver

Several

telephone receivergps receiver

Other combinations

radio receiverofficial receiverwide receiverappointed receiver

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

receiveverbBase word
Get something.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

receiver-creditor relationnounCompound term
The responsibility of receiver or trustee in bankruptcy to act in the best interests of the creditor.
pass receivernounCompound term
A football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass.
radio receivernounCompound term
An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals.
satellite receivernounCompound term
A receiver on a communications satellite.
superheterodyne receivernounCompound term
A radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified.
telephone receivernounCompound term
Earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

receiving setnounRelated term
An electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals.

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