Synonyms for
Receivers
Definition
Receivers are devices that pick up signals or information, such as a radio or a phone.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- radio receiver
- satellite receiver
- telephone receiver
- receiver of stolen goods
- receiver of property
- receiver of money
- receiver of goods
Word family
Usage note
The word 'receiver' can refer to a person or a device that receives something. In a legal context, a receiver is an appointed person to manage assets.
Example sentences
- I need to buy new receivers for my home theater system.
- The football team has some really talented receivers.
- Please turn off your phone's receiver before the movie starts.
- The radio receiver was able to pick up the distant station.
- The satellite receiver was installed on the roof of the house.
Quotes
'Receivers' and 'givers' are words for the same thing. When we receive something, it means that someone has given us something. - Thich Nhat Hanh
The human heart is like a radio receiver that can tune in to love and receive it from the universe. - Deepak Chopra
Love is a receiver that needs to be plugged into the electrical socket of life to work. - Suzy Kassem