receiver vs headphone

headphone vs receiver

receiver and headphone both are nouns.

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

As nouns, headphone is a hypernym of receiver; that is, headphone is a word with a broader meaning than receiver:

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

Other hypernyms of receiver include earphone, earpiece, phone.

receiver (noun)	headphone (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
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 headphone

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