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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmpfänger
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Empfäng-er
"Der Empfänger hat die Nachricht erhalten."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that receives something.
"The receiver of the award expressed gratitude to the committee." - 2
An electronic device that receives signals, such as a radio or television.
"The television receiver was malfunctioning, causing poor image quality."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'receiver' originates from the Old French 'receveor', which itself comes from the Latin 'recipere', meaning 'to take back'. The term has evolved over centuries to denote someone or something that receives, particularly in contexts of communication and technology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Receiver" is said worldwide
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Récepteur
Transliteration: Recept-eur
"Le récepteur a reçu le message avec succès."
Empfänger
Transliteration: Empfäng-er
"Der Empfänger hat die Nachricht erhalten."
Ricevitore
Transliteration: Ricevitore
"Il ricevitore ha catturato il segnale."
Receptor
Transliteration: Recept-or
"El receptor recibió la señal correctamente."
Receptor
Transliteration: Recept-or
"O receptor está funcionando bem."
प्राप्तकर्ता
Transliteration: Praptakarta
"प्राप्तकर्ता ने पुरस्कार स्वीकार किया।"
接收器
Transliteration: Jiēshōuqì
"接收器成功接收了信号。"
수신기
Transliteration: Susingi
"수신기가 신호를 성공적으로 받았습니다."
受信機
Transliteration: Jushinki
"受信機は信号を正常に受信しました。"
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