receiver vs borrower

borrower vs receiver

receiver and borrower both are nouns.

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

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

receiver: a person who receives something
borrower: someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent

Other hyponyms of receiver include addressee, alienee, grantee, annuitant, assignee, beneficiary, donee, conferee, consignee, dependant, dependent, grantee, heir, heritor, inheritor, honoree, host, mandatary, mandatory, payee, protege, sendee, transferee, warrantee.

receiver (noun)	borrower (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
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 borrower

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