receptor — meaning in English

English meaning

• catcher noun Someone or something that catches.
• receiver noun A person or thing that receives something.

Senses

receptor is used for these senses in English:

• catcher (baseball) The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.
• receiver Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such. [from 19th c.]

catcher — full definition

1. noun Someone or something that catches.
2. noun The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.
3. noun The bottom partner in a homosexual relationship or sexual encounter between two men.
4. noun The webbed glove that the goaltender wears on the hand opposite the hand that holds the stick.

receiver — full definition

1. noun A person or thing that receives something.
2. noun An electronic device that picks up broadcast signals, or the earpiece of a phone.
3. noun A person appointed to manage the assets of a company going through bankruptcy.
4. noun In American football, a player whose job is to catch passes.

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