receiver

noun16

1. •
   A person who receives.
2. •
   Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such.

   • The FCC says it decided to attempt standardization of VHF receivers after getting "thousands of complaints" from disgruntled boatmen who found their sets brought in mostly a lot of garble and static. — 1976
3. •
   The part of a telephone handset contained in the earpiece; (hence) the handset itself; an earpiece.

   • There they waited until after eleven, then Paulvitch took down the receiver of their telephone. He called a number. — 1913
4. •
   A person who receives something in a general sense; a recipient.

   • I, the writer of this paper, have been, for some time, a chosen receiver of Begging Letters. — 1850
5. •
   A person who accepts stolen goods.
6. •
   An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed.
7. •
   A person who attempts to return the serve.
8. •
   (historical) An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer.
9. •
   A person or company appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.

   • It took the name Midland & South Western Junction in 1884 and reached Cheltenham, with its M.R. connection, in 1891; but poverty continued - a receiver had been appointed in 1884. — 1961
10. •
    An item or apparatus that receives.
11. •
    Something which receives some substance or object, in a general sense; a receptacle.
12. •
    A vessel for receiving and holding the products of distillation, or for containing gases.
13. •
    (historical) An airtight vessel from which air is pumped in order to form a vacuum.

    • A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver. — 1791
14. •
    (historical) A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound steam engine.
15. •
    The part of a firearm containing the action.
16. •
    A swaption which gives its holder the option to enter into a swap in which they pay the floating leg and receive the fixed leg.