tuner vs receiver

receiver vs tuner

tuner and receiver both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of tuner include receiving system.

tuner (noun)	receiver (noun)
an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals	set that receives radio or tv signals
someone who tunes a musical instrument	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 tuner and receiver

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