receiver vs host

host vs receiver

receiver and host both are nouns.

receiver is not a verb while host is a verb.

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

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

receiver: a person who receives something
host: (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor

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

receiver (noun)	host (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds	(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
a person who receives something	a vast multitude
(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties	any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass	archaic terms for army
the tennis player who receives the serve	the owner or manager of an inn
	a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
	a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
	(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor

receiver (verb)	host (verb)
	be the host of or for

Difference between receiver and host

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