receiver

[US]/rɪˈsiːvə(r)/
[UK]/rɪˈsiːvər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. one who receives; a person or thing that receives, such as a recipient, collector, or cashier.

Phrases & Collocations

mail receiver

radio receiver

television receiver

infrared receiver

radar receiver

superheterodyne receiver

official receiver

telephone receiver

receiver unit

receiver circuit

adaptive receiver

Example Sentences

the receiver of a gift.

a receiver of many compliments.

set a receiver to the ear

The radio receiver cut out.

That’s a heterodyne receiver.

she replaced the receiver before the connection was made.

He hung up the receiver and went out.

He took up telephone receiver and began to dial.

She picked up the receiver only when he entered, not before.

She only picked up the receiver when he entered;

Mr. Jones will act as receiver for the company that has failed in business.

Natural Sidetone: Pure sine-wave receiver monitors signal.

The appendant information is sent to the television receiver/display through the interface and is displayed in a picture and sound.

Changing the frame rectangle automatically redisplay the receiver without invoking the drawRect: method.

A pass route in which the receiver runs downfield for several yards, then cuts at a right angle toward the nearest sideline.

Investigates a signal processor of electromic warefare(EW) digital receiver based on FFT/IFFT algorithm,and realized completely by FPGA constructed annularly.

A device is designed for measuring Brewster angle.By use of geostatics and simple machanic process, the rotating speed of receiver is two times that of the sample.

The progect has got the imbursement of progect named“burst mode receiver/ transmitter in broadband access network”(NO:2002AA101A04) .

Generalized UWB-ATR receiver is proposed, in which the local template waveform is computed as the average of the channel responses to nonfinite M transmitted reference pulses.

The multi-beam receiver is also uniquely suited for resolving one of the nagging problems of modern radio-telescopy: screening out radio frequency interference (RFI).

Real-world Examples

Abu Raja grabbed the receiver and turned the crank forcefully.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

At last I hung up the receiver.

Source: New Concept English, British English Version, Book Two (Translation)

195. The receptionist received a receipt from the receiver.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Louis lifted the receiver and put it to his ear.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

Stumbling into the living room, she picked up the receiver.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 2

The indirect object is the receiver of the direct object.

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

And carrying GPS receivers to reveal their secret journeys.

Source: The Secret Life of Cats

For the local households we provide satellite receivers and set-top boxes.

Source: CRI Online April 2019 Collection

The direct object is the receiver of the verb's action.

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

Panicky thoughts filled my sleep-dazed mind as I grabbed the receiver.

Source: New Century College English Integrated Course (2nd Edition) Volume 1

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