<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person or thing that receives.</li><li>a device or apparatus that receives electrical signals, waves, or the like, and renders them perceptible to the senses, as the part of a telephone held to the ear, a radio receiving set, or a television receiving set.</li><li>Law: a person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of a bankrupt business or person or to care for property in litigation.</li><li>Commerce: a person appointed to receive money due.</li><li>a person who knowingly receives stolen goods for an illegal purpose; a dealer in stolen merchandise.</li><li>a device or apparatus for receiving or holding something; receptacle; container.</li><li>(in a firearm) the basic metal unit housing the action and to which the barrel and other components are attached.</li><li>Chemistry: a vessel for collecting and containing a distillate.</li><li>Football: a player on the offensive team who catches, is eligible to catch, or is noted for the ability to catch a forward pass: Jones was the receiver of the first pass thrown. He sent all his receivers downfield.</li><li>Baseball: the catcher.</li></ul>