receiver English · revision 7980

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 1330}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɹɪˈsiː.və/ ''(UK)''; /ɹəˈsi.vɚ/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English receyvour, receivere,^(MWU 2024) an agent noun from [[receive]],^(Etymonline) or from Old North French *receivour, Old French recevere (modern receveur), from receivre, to receive, and -our.^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ An official appointed to receive money due, a treasurer: about 1330;^(OED 1989) as a surname from the mid-13th century, probably in the sense government clerk.^(Etymonline) One who receives, a recipient, before 1340.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ A receiver of stolen goods, or one who knowingly harbours criminals, is from the mid-14th century,^(Etymonline) and Middle English also had receitour in this sense.^(Etymonline) A receptacle or container is from the late 14th century.^(Etymonline) In hunting, the huntsman who brings down the deer is from about 1400.^(OED 1989) A person appointed by a court to manage the property of a bankrupt is from 1793.^(OED 1989) The telephone receiver is from 1877, a radio receiver from 1891,^(Etymonline) and in American football the player who catches a pass from 1897.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1330 – an official collecting money.^(OED 1989)

+ * mid-14th century – a receiver of stolen goods.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1793 – a court-appointed receiver.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1877 – a telephone receiver.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1891 – a radio receiver.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A person or thing that receives something; a [[recipient]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The part of a [[telephone]], radio or television that receives signals and turns them into sound or pictures.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A person appointed by a court to manage the property of a [[bankrupt]] or property in dispute.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(chiefly British)'' A person who receives [[stolen]] goods knowing them to be stolen.^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(American football)'' A player who catches passes.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[receivership]]

+ * [[wide receiver]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[receive]]

+ * [[receipt]]

+ * [[reception]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}