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Receiver Definition: Telephone Handset & Signal Device (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：handset (receiver)

receiver 🔊

/rɪˈsiːvər/

the part of a phone you hold to your ear to hear the other person's voice.

handset 🔊

➕

/ˈhændsɛt/

The part of a telephone that converts electrical signals into sound and is held to the ear.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'recipere' (re- 'back' + capere 'to take'), meaning one who takes back or receives.

💡 Mnemonic

Re (again) + ceive (take) + er (one who) = one who takes signals again.

📖 Example

My phone rang, and my grandma fumbled for the receiver to answer the call. 🔊 My phone rang, and my grandma fumbled for the handset to answer the call.

🔗 Collocations

pick up the receiver – lift the handset to answer a call

replace the receiver – put the handset back to hang up

receiver volume – the loudness setting of the earpiece

🔄 Synonyms

handset (n.) – the part of a telephone held to the ear and mouth

earpiece (n.) – the part that fits over or into the ear

headset (n.) – a device with headphones and a microphone

🌱 Derivatives

receiving (adj.) – that receives or is in the act of receiving

receipt (n.) – the act of receiving something

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Latin 'recipere', via Old French 'receivre'. In early telephones, 'receiver' specifically meant the earpiece. Later, it generalized to any device that receives signals.

Meaning 2：signal receiver (receiver)

receiver 🔊

/rɪˈsiːvər/

a device that collects signals like radio waves and turns them into sound or pictures you can experience.

Satellite dish receiver mounted on house wall

signal receiver 🔊

➕

/ˈsɪɡnəl rɪˈsiːvər/

A device that captures electromagnetic waves (radio, TV, satellite) and converts them into usable signals.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

My dad adjusted the angle of the satellite receiver on our roof to get a better TV signal. 🔊 My dad adjusted the angle of the satellite signal receiver on our roof to get a better TV signal.

🔗 Collocations

satellite receiver – a dish that captures satellite signals

radio receiver – a device that picks up radio waves

digital receiver – a device that decodes digital broadcasts

🔄 Synonyms

tuner (n.) – a device for selecting specific radio frequencies

decoder (n.) – a device that converts encoded signals into audio/video

detector (n.) – a device that captures and identifies signals

🚫 Antonyms

transmitter (n.) – a device that sends out signals

🌱 Derivatives

reception (n.) – the quality or act of receiving signals

receive (v.) – to get or accept signals