receiver vs telly

telly vs receiver

receiver and telly both are nouns.

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

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

receiver: set that receives radio or tv signals
telly: 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, television receiver, television set, tv, tv set, auto-alarm, autoalarm.

receiver (noun)	telly (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
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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