receiver vs auto-alarm

auto-alarm vs receiver

receiver and auto-alarm both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
receiver	Yes	No	No	No
auto-alarm	Yes	No	No	No

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

receiver: set that receives radio or tv signals
auto-alarm: a radio receiving device used on ships that rings an alarm bell when a distress signal is received.

Other hyponyms of receiver include direction finder, radio, radio receiver, radio set, receiving set, tuner, wireless, satellite receiver, boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set, autoalarm.

receiver (noun)	auto-alarm (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	a radio receiving device used on ships that rings an alarm bell when a distress signal is received.
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 receiver and auto-alarm

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