receiver

1. Set that receives radio or tv signals (synset 104067759)
   is a type of: set - any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
   subtypes:

   • direction finder - radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves
   • radio, radio receiver, radio set, receiving set, tuner, wireless - an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
   • satellite receiver - a receiver on a communications satellite
   • boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set - an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
   has:

   • aerial, antenna, transmitting aerial - an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
   • radio chassis - a chassis for a radio receiver
   same as: receiving system
2. (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties (synset 110285229)
   referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
   is a type of: fiduciary - a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary
   same as: liquidator
3. Earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds (synset 104409715)
   is a type of: earphone, earpiece, headphone, phone - electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
   subtypes: headset - receiver consisting of a pair of headphones
   is a part of: phone, telephone, telephone set - electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
   same as: telephone receiver
4. A person who receives something (synset 109651094)
   is a type of: acquirer - a person who acquires something (usually permanently)
   subtypes:

   • addressee - one to whom something is addressed
   • alienee, grantee - someone to whom the title of property is transferred
   • annuitant - the recipient of an annuity
   • assignee - (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
   • beneficiary, donee - the recipient of funds or other benefits
   • borrower - someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
   • conferee - a person on whom something is bestowed
   • consignee - the person to whom merchandise is delivered over
   • dependant, dependent - a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
   • grantee - a recipient of a grant
   • heir, heritor, inheritor - a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
   • honoree - a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments
   • host - (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
   • mandatary, mandatory - the recipient of a mandate
   • payee - a person to whom money is paid
   • protege - a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
   • sendee - the intended recipient of a message
   • transferee - (law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed
   • warrantee - a recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States
   same as: recipient
5. The tennis player who receives the serve (synset 110530567)
   is a type of: tennis player - an athlete who plays tennis
6. A football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass (synset 110530411)
   is a type of: football player, footballer - an athlete who plays American football
   same as: pass catcher, pass receiver

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