Synonyms for receiver
rɪˈsi vərre·ceiv·er

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1. receivernoun

   Synonyms:
   recipient

2. receivernoun

   A person who receives something.

   Synonyms:
   recipient

3. receivernoun

   A person who acts as trustee for a bankrupt.

   Synonyms:
   recipient

4. receivernoun

   A person who accepts stolen goods.

   Synonyms:
   recipient

5. receivernoun

   A telephone handset.

   Synonyms:
   recipient

6. receivernoun

   (football) A person who accepts the ball after it has been passed.

   Synonyms:
   recipient

7. receivernoun

   (tennis) A person who attempts to return the ball after it has been served.

   Synonyms:
   recipient

8. receivernoun

   Any of several electronic devices that receives signals and converts them into sound or vision

   Synonyms:
   recipient

9. receivernoun

   A court administrator

   Synonyms:
   recipient

10. receivernoun

    The part of a firearm containing the action.

    Synonyms:
    recipient

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. receiver, receiving systemnoun

   set that receives radio or tv signals

   Synonyms:
   receiving system, telephone receiver, recipient, liquidator, pass catcher, pass receiver

2. liquidator, receivernoun

   (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties

   Synonyms:
   telephone receiver, pass receiver, murderer, manslayer, receiving system, recipient, pass catcher, liquidator

3. telephone receiver, receivernoun

   earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds

   Synonyms:
   pass receiver, receiving system, liquidator, recipient, telephone receiver, pass catcher

4. recipient, receivernoun

   a person who receives something

   Synonyms:
   telephone receiver, pass receiver, recipient role, receiving system, recipient, pass catcher, liquidator

5. receivernoun

   the tennis player who receives the serve

   Synonyms:
   receiving system, telephone receiver, recipient, liquidator, pass catcher, pass receiver

6. receiver, pass receiver, pass catchernoun

   a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass

   Synonyms:
   receiving system, telephone receiver, recipient, liquidator, pass catcher, pass receiver

Matched Categories

1. • Acquirer
   • Earphone
   • Football Player
   • Tennis Player

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1. trollop

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. receivernoun

   Synonyms:
   recipient

2. receivernoun

   Synonyms:
   receptacle

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1. receivernoun

   Synonyms:
   recipient, donee, beneficiary, receptacle, fence (receiver of stolen goods)

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1. List of paraphrases for "receiver":

   receptor, receveur, recipient, receiving, catcher, host, consignee, sink, receptors, addressee, receivership, collector, escrow, receivers

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1. Duane Smith:

   The rifles consisted of the lower receiver and bolt carrier group, i did not recognize them when they were pulled out because they were wrapped like a mummy.

2. Joseph Roh:

   AR-15s, as we speak today, do not have a receiver by the definition of the existing law and that's a huge issue, it shows that the laws are obsolete and they're out of sync with the realities of today's firearms market.

3. Dean Blandino:

   I think it's debatable, there was a left hand on (Pettigrew's) shoulder, but does that significantly hinder the receiver's ability to make the catch?

4. Cris Collinsworth:

   Yeah, Penei Sewell is a really good player, but he’s not been what Ja'Marr Chase has been this year. Ja'Marr Chase, in my estimation, is already the best receiver that I've ever seen play with a Cincinnati Bengals uniform on, and I don't say that lightly.

5. Donavan Brazier:

   When I'm in practice and I'm going through a lot of pain and training, I start thinking about anything else I'm good at so that I don't have to do track, the first thing I think of is NFL wide receiver.