How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
receiver — re·ceiv·er /ri sē vər/ n 1: an officer charged with receiving tax payments or returns and other related duties (as the maintenance of tax rolls) 2: a person appointed by the court to hold in trust and administer property in litigation; esp: one… … Law dictionary
Receiver — may mean:* The listening device part of a telephone * The handset containing that device * Receiver (radio), an electronic device that converts a radio signal from a transmitter into useful information * Receiver (modulated ultrasound), a device… … Wikipedia
Receiver — Re*ceiv er (r[ e]*s[=e]v [ e]r), n. [Cf. F. receveur.] 1. One who takes or receives in any manner. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A person appointed, ordinarily by a court, to receive, and hold in trust, money or other property which is the subject of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Receiver — (engl. Empfänger) ist: in der Unterhaltungselektronik eine Kombination aus den Komponenten Verstärker und Tuner, siehe Tuner (Empfang) in der Fernsehtechnik die Kurzform für Satellitenfernsehempfänger für Digitalreceiver in der Solartechnik das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Receiver — (receiver; reservoir intermédiair; serbatoio), Verbinder oder Zwischenbehälter, meist in Rohrform, in den der aus dem Hochdruckzylinder einer 2 oder mehrstufigen Expansions Dampfmaschine strömende Dampf aufgenommen wird, bevor er in den… … Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens
receiver — particularly in foreign proceedings, or state court proceedings, a person appointed by the court to take custody of a debtor s property (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) A person or corporation appointed by a person who holds a debenture or… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
receiver — ● receiver nom masculin (anglais receiver) Capacité placée entre les cylindres à haute et basse pression, dans une machine à vapeur compound … Encyclopédie Universelle
receiver — RISÍVĂR/ s. n. receptor al unui telefon, al unei antene (satelit). (< engl. receiver) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
receiver — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that receives something. 2) a piece of radio or television apparatus converting broadcast signals into sound or images. 3) a telephone handset, in particular the part that converts electrical signals into sounds. 4)… … English terms dictionary
Receiver — (spr. rìßīwer) und Receivermaschine (Compound Receivermaschine), s. Tafel »Dampfmaschinen II«, S. II … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Receiver — Receiver, s. Aufnehmer … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
