receiver

/rɪˈsiːvər/ noun [C]

Definition

TELEPHONE › the part of a telephone that you hold in your hand and use for listening and speaking

RADIO/TV › the part of a radio or television that receives signals from the air

PERSON › someone who officially deals with a company when it has to stop business because it cannot pay the money it owes

(Definition of receiver noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying

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