receiver vs phone

phone vs receiver

receiver and phone both are nouns.

receiver is not a verb while phone is a verb.

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

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

receiver: earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds
phone: 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, headphone.

receiver (noun)	phone (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds	electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear
a person who receives something	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
(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 (verb)	phone (verb)
	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Difference between receiver and phone

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