receiver vs wireless

wireless vs receiver

receiver and wireless both are nouns.

receiver is not an adjective while wireless is an adjective.

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

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

receiver: set that receives radio or tv signals
wireless: 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, tuner, satellite receiver, boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, telly, tv, tv set, auto-alarm, autoalarm.

receiver (noun)	wireless (noun)
set that receives radio or tv signals	a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds	an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
a person who receives something	transmission by radio waves
(law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties	medium for communication
a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass
the tennis player who receives the serve

receiver (adjective)	wireless (adjective)
	having no wires

Difference between receiver and wireless

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