receptacle vs typesetter's case

typesetter's case vs receptacle

receptacle and typesetter's case both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
receptacle	Yes	No	No	No
typesetter's case	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, typesetter's case is a hyponym of receptacle; that is, typesetter's case is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than receptacle:

receptacle: a container that is used to put or keep things in
typesetter's case: (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers

Other hyponyms of receptacle include ash-pan, ashtray, beehive, hive, case, compositor's case, cat box, catchall, chamberpot, potty, thunder mug, coin box, dustpan, garbage, hopper, hot-water bag, hot-water bottle, in-basket, in-tray, ossuary, out-basket, out-tray, collection plate, plate, pix, pyx, save-all, silent butler, socket, cuspidor, spittoon, tidy, tray, trough, seed tray.

receptacle (noun)	typesetter's case (noun)
a container that is used to put or keep things in	(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

Difference between receptacle and typesetter's case

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