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receiver - set that receives radio or tv signals |
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set several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press"
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transmitting aerial,
aerial,
antenna one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
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direction finder radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves
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radio chassis a chassis for a radio receiver
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radio receiver,
radio set,
receiving set,
tuner,
radio,
wireless an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
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satellite receiver a receiver on a communications satellite
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boob tube,
goggle box,
idiot box,
television receiver,
television set,
telly,
tv set,
tv,
television an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen; "the British call a tv set a telly"
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receiver - a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass |
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football player,
footballer an athlete who plays American football
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receiver - the tennis player who receives the serve |
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tennis player an athlete who plays tennis
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