re‧ceiv‧er /rɪˈsiːvə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: receipt, receipts, receiver, reception, receivership, receiving, receptionist, receptor; adjective: receptive ≠ UNRECEPTIVE, received; verb: receive]

1. TELEPHONE the part of a telephone that you hold next to your mouth and ear ⇒ handset
pick up/lift the receiver
She picked up the receiver and dialled his number.
put down/replace the receiver

2. BUSINESS British English someone who is officially in charge of a business or company that is bankrupt
an official/administrative receiver
The business is in the hands of the receivers.

3. STOLEN PROPERTY someone who buys and sells stolen property

4. RADIO formal a radio or television, or other equipment which receives signals:
a satellite receiver

5. AMERICAN FOOTBALL a player in American football who is in a position to catch the ball

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

receiver
noun
I. part of a telephone
ADJ. phone, telephone
VERB + RECEIVER lift, pick up She took a deep breath and lifted the receiver off its hook.
hold | put back/down, replace | snatch up | bang down, slam down He slammed the receiver down and burst into tears.
drop
RECEIVER + VERB dangle The receiver was dangling from the payphone.
PREP. over the ~ ‘It's your mother on the phone again!’, said John with his hand over the receiver.
PHRASES hold/put the receiver to your ear She picked up the receiver and put it to her ear.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

receiver
II. piece of radio/television equipment
ADJ. portable | radio, satellite, television
RECEIVER + NOUN unit To change channel, select the desired number on the receiver unit.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

receiver
III. person in charge of a bankrupt company
ADJ. official | administrative
VERB + RECEIVER appoint, appoint sb (as) | call in They had to lay off 200 staff and call in the receivers.
PHRASES in the hands of the receiver The company remained in the hands (= under the control) of the receiver.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

phone (also telephone formal):
My wife was talking to someone on the phone.
What's your home phone number?
The nearest telephone was in the school secretary's office.
mobile phone British English (also mobile informal) a telephone that you can carry with you, that works by using a network of radio stations to pass on signals:
Even children as young as eight have mobile phones.
She always has her mobile switched off.
cell phone American English (also cell informal) a mobile phone:
You can reach me on my cell phone.
voice mail a system that records messages so that you can listen to them on your phone:
Let me check my voice mail.
text message (also text, SMS) a message from someone that you can read on your mobile phone:
I got a text from Paul.
landline a telephone that uses wires – used when comparing this with a mobile phone:
Calls cost 25p from a landline, more from a mobile phone.
receiver the part of a telephone that you pick up to listen and talk:
She put down the receiver and started crying.
call to phone someone. Call is used in both British and American English:
One of the neighbors called the police.
Call me later.
ring British English spoken to phone someone. Ring is more informal than phone or call:
I can ring her at the office tomorrow.
give somebody a call (also give somebody a ring) spoken to phone someone:
If you ever come to Seattle, give me a call.
I’ll give the hospital a ring and see how he is.
telephone formal to phone someone:
Angry listeners telephoned the BBC to complain.
Skype /skaɪp/ trademark to make a telephone call using special software that allows you to make calls over the Internet:
I Skyped her last night and we spoke for hours.

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