headphone vs receiver

receiver vs headphone

headphone and receiver both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
headphone	Yes	No	No	No
receiver	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, receiver is a hyponym of headphone; that is, receiver is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than headphone:

headphone: electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
receiver: earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds

Other hyponyms of headphone include earplug, telephone receiver.

headphone (noun)	receiver (noun)
electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear	set that receives radio or tv signals
	earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
	a person who receives something
	(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
	a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
	the tennis player who receives the serve

Difference between headphone and receiver

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