telephone vs receiver

telephone and receiver both are nouns.

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

telephone (noun)	receiver (noun)
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds	set that receives radio or tv signals
transmitting speech at a distance	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

telephone (verb)	receiver (verb)
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone