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RECEIVERS
- RECEIVER, one who receives (to accept (to receive with favour)) [n]
- The part of a telephone apparatus contained in the earpiece, in which electrical signals are converted into sounds
- A complete telephone handset
- A piece of radio or television apparatus that detects broadcast signals and converts them into visible or audible form
- RECEIVER, one that receives (to come into possession of) [n]
- A person who gets or accepts something that has been sent or given to them
- (in tennis and similar games) The player to whom the ball is served to begin play
- A player who catches a pass or a kick
- A person who buys or accepts stolen goods in the knowledge that they have been stolen
- A person or company appointed by a court to manage the financial affairs of a business or person that has gone bankrupt
- A container for collecting the products of distillation, chromatography, or other process
- The part of a firearm that houses the action and to which the barrel and other parts are attached