RECEIVER

noun Date: 14th century one that receives: as, treasurer , b. a person appointed to hold in trust and administer property under litigation, a person appointed to settle the affairs of a business involving a public interest or to manage a corporation during reorganization, one that receives stolen goods ; fence , a device for converting signals (as electromagnetic waves) into audio or visual form: as, a device in a telephone for converting electric impulses or varying current into sound, a radio ~ with a tuner and amplifier on one chassis, e. catcher , a member of the offensive team in football eligible to catch a forward pass