receiver vs telephone

receiver and telephone both are nouns.

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

receiver (noun)	telephone (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	transmitting speech at a distance
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

receiver (verb)	telephone (verb)
	get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone