receiver
noun
[ rɪˈsiːvə ]
• the part of a telephone apparatus contained in the earpiece, in which electrical signals are converted into sounds.
• a person who gets or accepts something that has been sent or given to them.
• "the receiver of a gift"
• a person or company appointed by a court to manage the financial affairs of a business or person that has gone bankrupt.
• "the company is in the hands of the receivers"
• a container for collecting the products of distillation, chromatography, or other process.
• the part of a firearm which houses the action and to which the barrel and other parts are attached.
