Antonyms for receiver


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-see-ver
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsi vər


Definition of receiver

Origin :
  • mid-14c. (mid-13c. as a surname), agent noun from receive, or from Old French recevere (Modern French receveur), agent noun from recievere. As a telephone apparatus, from 1877; in reference to a radio unit, from 1891; in U.S. football sense, from 1897.
  • noun one who receives
  • noun device for receiving
  • noun recipient
Example sentences :
  • The impact of sounds on his ear from the receiver set him to attention.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • He went to the desk where the telephone was, and took up the receiver.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • What would I not have given to have been the receiver of such a letter?
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 265, July 21, 1827 » by Various
  • She stood there looking at the receiver as her hands came together.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • The clumsy framework of the receiver was reduced to a neat and portable size.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • The property on which the receiver was based had been observed and applied by him some time before.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • He went over to the instrument, sat down, and put the receiver to his ear.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Wrayson rose to his feet and took the receiver into his hand.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • To be a receiver of taxes one need not know either Greek or Latin.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • The death of the receiver of taxes had satiated the soldiers.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for receiver

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