English to English
noun
- set that receives radio or tv signals
source: WordNet 3.0
- (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
source: WordNet 3.0
- earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
source: WordNet 3.0
- a person who receives something
source: WordNet 3.0
- the tennis player who receives the serve
source: WordNet 3.0
- a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
source: WordNet 3.0
- One who takes or receives in any manner.
source: Webster 1913
- In portable breech-loading firearms, the steel frame screwed to the breech end of the barrel, which receives the bolt or block, gives means of securing for firing, facilitates loading, and holds the ejector, cut-off, etc.
source: Webster 1913
