Receiver
Meaning of Receiver
A person or device that receives; a radio or phone part; an official in insolvency.
ما معنى كلمة Receiver بالعربي؟
جهاز أو شخص يستقبل الإشارات أو الرسائل
📱🎯 جهاز أو شخص يستقبل الإشارات أو الرسائل؛ مُستلم للمعلومات أو الاتصالات؛ نقطة الوصول للبيانات أو الأصوات أو الصور المُرسلة عبر وسائل التكنولوجيا المختلفة 📱🎯
قصة GL: المُستقبل الذكي للمعلومات في الدماغ - مُستلم للمعلومات مُحسّن، نقطة الوصول المعرفية التي يُطورها التعلم الجيني لاستقبال ومعالجة المعلومات الجديدة بكفاءة عالية 🧠
Synonyms & related words
Receiver in a sentence
The receiver amplified faint neural signals.
The receiver of the message confirmed delivery.
A receiver was appointed over the company's assets.
Students use a receiver to tune a radio.
Origin of Receiver
From Old French receveor, from Latin recipere.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, receiver has technical and legal senses. GL uses it mainly for devices.
Receiver audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Receiver" — noun, pronounced /rɪˈsiːvə(r)/, with the stress on "cei".
Narrator: A receiver is a person who receives something, or a device that receives signals.
Narrator: In plain English, it is whoever or whatever gets it.
Narrator: It comes from receive, from Latin recipere, to take back, plus -er.
Narrator: A common collocation is "telephone receiver", which describes the part you hold to your ear.
Narrator: It differs from "recipient", because recipient is used for people, while receiver can be a device.
Narrator: In a second sense, a receiver is an official appointed to manage a company that cannot pay its debts.
Narrator: Telecoms, law, finance and sport all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a receiver is at the receiving end.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why did Grandma shout down the phone?
Speaker B: She held the RECEIVER upside down! It comes from Latin recipere.
Speaker A: The old heavy handset?
Speaker B: The very same.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "She picked up the receiver", an old film. "The satellite receiver needs a reset", tech support. "Receivers were appointed to the firm", business news.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Remember "i before e except after c", so it is "receiver".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Recipient is its cousin, handset its twin, and administrator an alternative — yet receiver keeps its listening charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "receiver" in AI prompts — useful for network code and business news.
Speaker A: How for networking?
Speaker B: Write code.
Prompt: Write a Python UDP receiver that listens on port 5000 and logs messages.
Speaker A: And business news?
Speaker B: Explain.
Prompt: Explain in plain English what it means when receivers are appointed to a company.
Speaker A: Could it help home tech?
Speaker B: Yes, for setup.
Prompt: Write simple steps to connect a soundbar to an AV receiver by HDMI.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Messaging apps.
Prompt: Show a message as delivered only after the receiver’s device confirms it.
Frequently asked questions about Receiver
What does Receiver mean?
A person or device that receives; a radio or phone part; an official in insolvency.
ما معنى كلمة Receiver بالعربي؟
جهاز أو شخص يستقبل الإشارات أو الرسائل — 📱🎯 جهاز أو شخص يستقبل الإشارات أو الرسائل؛ مُستلم للمعلومات أو الاتصالات؛ نقطة الوصول للبيانات أو الأصوات أو الصور المُرسلة عبر وسائل التكنولوجيا المختلفة 📱🎯
How do you pronounce Receiver?
Receiver is pronounced /rɪˈsiːvə/ and is used as a noun.
How is Receiver used in a sentence?
The receiver amplified faint neural signals.
What are synonyms of Receiver?
recipient, handset, addressee, tuner, beneficiary, administrator.