- receiver
- noun1 part of a telephoneADJECTIVE▪ phone, telephoneVERB + RECEIVER▪ lift, pick up▪
She took a deep breath and lifted the receiver off its hook.
▪ grab, snatch up▪ hold▪ cover▪He covered the receiver and mouthed, ‘It's him.’
▪ put back, put down, replace▪ bang down, slam down▪He slammed the receiver down and burst into tears.
▪ dropRECEIVER + VERB▪ dangle▪The receiver was dangling from the payphone.
PREPOSITION▪ over the receiver▪‘It's your mother on the phone again!’ said Juan with his hand over the receiver.
PHRASES▪ hold the receiver to your ear, put the receiver to your ear▪She picked up the receiver and put it to her ear.
2 piece of radio/television equipmentADJECTIVE▪ hand-held, portable▪ GPS▪ HDTV, satellite, television▪ FM, radio, stereoRECEIVER + NOUN▪ module, unit▪To change channels, select the desired number on the receiver unit.
▪ antenna3 person in charge of a bankrupt companyADJECTIVE▪ official (BrE)▪ court-appointed (AmE)▪ administrative (BrE)VERB + RECEIVER▪ appoint, appoint sb (as)▪ call in (esp. BrE)▪They had to lay off 200 staff and call in the receivers.
PHRASES▪ in the hands of the receiver (esp. BrE)▪The company remained in the hands (= under the control) of the receiver.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.