receiver vs recipient

receiver and recipient both are nouns.

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

As nouns, receiver and recipient are synonyms defined as:

receiver (noun)	recipient (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds	a person who receives something
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