/ rɪˈsiːvə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
the part of a telephone that you hold close to your mouth and ear :
to pick up / lift / put down / replace the receiver
—compare handset
2.
a piece of radio or television equipment that changes broadcast signals into sound or pictures :
a satellite receiver
—compare transmitter
3.
(also ofˌficial reˈceiver ) ( law ) a person who is chosen by a court to be in charge of a company that is bankrupt :
to call in the receivers
4.
a person who receives sth :
Molly's more of a giver than a receiver.
5.
a person who buys or accepts stolen goods, knowing that they have been stolen
6.
( in American football ) a player who plays in a position in which the ball can be caught when it is being passed forward