receiver
/rɪˈsi·vər/ n [C]Definition
› a piece of equipment that changes radio and television signals into sounds and pictures, or that changes electrical signals into sound: a telephone receiver a stereo receiver › In football, a receiver is one of the players who can catch the ball on the team that is trying to score points.
(Definition of receiver n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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