Noun
receiver -
set that receives radio or tv signals
receiving system
set several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
transmitting aerial ,
aerial ,
antenna one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
direction finder radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves
radio chassis a chassis for a radio receiver
radio receiver ,
radio set ,
receiving set ,
tuner ,
radio ,
wireless an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
satellite receiver a receiver on a communications satellite
receiver -
a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
pass receiver ,
pass catcher
receiver -
the tennis player who receives the serve
receiver -
a person who receives something
recipient
acquirer the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
addressee one to whom something is addressed
alienee ,
grantee someone to whom the title of property is transferred
annuitant the recipient of an annuity
assignee (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
donee ,
beneficiary the recipient of funds or other benefits
borrower someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
conferee a member of a conference
consignee the person to whom merchandise is delivered over
dependant ,
dependent a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
grantee a recipient of a grant
heritor ,
inheritor ,
heir a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
honoree a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments
host an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
mandatary ,
mandatory the recipient of a mandate
payee a person to whom money is paid
protege a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
sendee the intended recipient of a message
transferee (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed
receiver -
(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
liquidator
fiduciary a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"
jurisprudence ,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
receiver -
earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
telephone receiver
earphone ,
earpiece ,
headphone ,
phone electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked"
telephone set ,
telephone ,
phone electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone"
