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Receiver

/rəˈsivər/
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(noun) A person who receives.

I forgot to lift the receiver before dialing the number.
The worried housewife heard the telephone ring and quickly picked up the receiver.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the stolen goods was charged alongside the thief who had taken them.

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