receiver

Definition

A person who receives.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English receyvour, from Anglo-Norman receverre, receivour et al., later also reformed as receive + -er. Compare recevor, rescaivour.

Example Sentences

• "I, the writer of this paper, have been, for some time, a chosen receiver of Begging Letters."
• "It took the name Midland & South Western Junction in 1884 and reached Cheltenham, with its M.R. connection, in 1891; but poverty continued - a receiver had been appointed in 1884."
• "A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver."