receptor — meaning in English
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English meaning
- catcher noun A person or thing that catches something.
- receiver noun A person or thing that receives something.
- receptor noun A structure in a cell or on its surface that detects and responds to specific signals or substances.
- recipient noun A person who receives something, such as a gift, message, or award.
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.]
- recipient One who receives.
- recipient (medicine) A person receiving donor organs or tissues.
catcher — full definition
- noun A person or thing that catches something.
- noun (baseball) The player who crouches behind home plate to receive the pitcher's throws.
- noun (informal) The partner who takes the receiving role during sex between two men.
- noun (ice hockey) The webbed glove worn by a goaltender on the hand that does not hold the stick.
receiver — full definition
- noun A person or thing that receives something.
- noun An electronic device that picks up broadcast signals, or the earpiece of a phone.
- noun A person appointed to manage the assets of a company going through bankruptcy.
- noun In American football, a player whose job is to catch passes.
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