receiver vs dependent

dependent vs receiver

receiver and dependent both are nouns.

receiver is not an adjective while dependent is an adjective.

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

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

receiver: a person who receives something
dependent: a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

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

receiver (noun)	dependent (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
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

receiver (adjective)	dependent (adjective)
	relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
	(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
	addicted to a drug
	contingent on something else
	being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
	held from above and hanging down

Difference between receiver and dependent

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