receiver
noun [C] (EQUIPMENT) /rɪˈsiː.vər/
/-vɚ/ Definition
› the part of a phone in two parts that you hold to your ear and mouth: She picked up the receiver and dialled his number.Telephone equipment › a piece of equipment that changes radio and television signals into sounds and picturesRadioTelevision
(Definition of receiver noun (EQUIPMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- AM noun (RADIO)
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- Citizens' Band noun
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- radio verb
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