receiver vs receiving set

receiving set vs receiver

receiver and receiving set both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
receiver	Yes	No	No	No
receiving set	Yes	No	No	No

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

receiver: set that receives radio or tv signals
receiving set: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

Other hyponyms of receiver include direction finder, radio, radio receiver, radio set, tuner, wireless, satellite receiver, boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set, auto-alarm, autoalarm.

receiver (noun)	receiving set (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
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

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