Tra từ receiver - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·ceiver [receiver receivers] BrE [rɪˈsiːvə(r)] NAmE [rɪˈsiːvər] noun
1. the part of a telephone that you hold close to your mouth and ear
•to pick up/lift/put down/replace the receiver
compare ↑handset
2. a piece of radio or television equipment that changes broadcast signals into sound or pictures
•a satellite receiver
compare ↑transmitter
3. (BrE also ofˌficial reˈceiver) (law)a person who is chosen by a court to be in charge of a company that is ↑bankrupt
•to call in the receivers
•The company has been put in the hands of the receiver.
•A receiver was appointed by the court to handle the company's affairs.
4. a person who receives sth
•Molly's more of a giver than a receiver.
5. a person who buys or accepts stolen goods, knowing that they have been stolen
6. (in ↑American football)a player who plays in a position in which the ball can be caught when it is being passed forward
See also: ↑official receiver

Collocations:
Phones
Making and receiving phone calls
the phone/telephone rings
answer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephone
lift/pick up/hold/replace the receiver
dial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area code
call sb/talk (to sb)/speak (to sb) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the office
make/get/receive a phone call
take the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring)
the line is (BrE) engaged/ (especially NAmE) busy
the phones have been (NAmE) ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)
put sb through/get through to the person you want to speak to
put sb on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)
call from/use a landline
Mobile/cell phones
be/talk on a (both BrE) mobile phone/mobile/(especially NAmE) cell phone/(informal, especially NAmE) cell
use/answer/call (sb on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
switch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
charge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell
a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off
(BrE) top up your mobile (phone)
send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a fax
insert/remove/change a SIM card

Example Bank:
•‘It's your mother on the phone again!’, said John with his hand over the receiver.
•He covered the receiver and mouthed, ‘It's him.’
•He slammed the receiver down and burst into tears.
•She picked up the receiver and put it to her ear.
•She took a deep breath and lifted the receiver off its hook.
•The company remained in the hands of the receiver.
•The receiver was dangling from the payphone.
•They had to lay off 200 staff and call in the receivers.
•To change channel, select the desired number on the receiver unit.