receiver vs television

television vs receiver

receiver and television both are nouns.

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

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

receiver: set that receives radio or tv signals
television: an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

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

receiver (noun)	television (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points
earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds	an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
a person who receives something	broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
(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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