# receiver

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹəˈsi.vɚ/ · frequency rank #6,172

## Definitions
1. A person who receives.
2. A person who receives.
3. A person who receives.
4. A person who receives.
5. A person who receives.
6. A person who receives.
7. An item or apparatus that receives.
8. An item or apparatus that receives.
9. An item or apparatus that receives.
10. An item or apparatus that receives.
11. An item or apparatus that receives.
12. An item or apparatus that receives.
13. An item or apparatus that receives.
14. An item or apparatus that receives.

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

## Easily confused with
- **recover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/receiver-vs-recover)
- **receives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/receiver-vs-receives)
- **recliner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/receiver-vs-recliner)
- **receive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/receive-vs-receiver)
- **received** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/received-vs-receiver)

## Common misspellings (11)
`erceiver`, `rceeiver`, `recceiver`, `receievr`, `receiverr`, `receivre`, `receivver`, `recevier`, `reciever`, `reeciver`, `rreceiver`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/receiver