receiver

receiver
receiver [ri sē′vər]
n.
1. a person who receives; specif.,
a) one who officially receives money for others; collector or treasurer
b) one who knowingly receives stolen goods for gain or concealment; fence
c) Law one appointed by a court to administer or hold in trust property in bankruptcy or in a lawsuit
d) Sports the player or team receiving or designated to receive the ball, service, etc.; esp., a football player designated to receive a forward pass
2. a thing that receives; specif.,
a) a receptacle; esp., a chemical receptacle connected with a retort, tube, etc., into which a distilled product passes
b) an apparatus or device that converts incoming electromagnetic waves or electrical signals into audible or visual signals, as a radio or television receiving set, or that part of a telephone which is held to the ear

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