receiver vs tuner

tuner vs receiver

receiver and tuner both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

receiver (noun)	tuner (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	someone who tunes a musical instrument
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

Difference between receiver and tuner

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