television set vs receiver

receiver vs television set

television set and receiver both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
television set	Yes	No	No	No
receiver	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, receiver is a hypernym of television set; that is, receiver is a word with a broader meaning than television set:

television set: an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
receiver: set that receives radio or tv signals

Other hypernyms of television set include receiving system.

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

Difference between television set and receiver

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