receiver

receiver
re‧ceiv‧er /rɪˈsiːvə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1.  TELEPHONE the part of a telephone that you hold next to your mouth and ear ⇨ handset
    pick up/lift the receiver
    She picked up the receiver and dialled his number.
    put down/replace the receiver
2.  BUSINESS British English someone who is officially in charge of a business or company that is bankrupt
    an official/administrative receiver
    The business is in the hands of the receivers.
3.  STOLEN PROPERTY someone who buys and sells stolen property
4.  RADIO formal a radio or television, or other equipment which receives signals:
    a satellite receiver
5.  AMERICAN FOOTBALL a player in American football who is in a position to catch the ball
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ phone (also telephone formal): My wife was talking to someone on the phone. | What's your home phone number? | The nearest telephone was in the school secretary's office.
   ▪ mobile phone British English (also mobile informal) a telephone that you can carry with you, that works by using a network of radio stations to pass on signals: Even children as young as eight have mobile phones. | She always has her mobile switched off.
   ▪ cell phone American English (also cell informal) a mobile phone: You can reach me on my cell phone.
   ▪ voice mail a system that records messages so that you can listen to them on your phone: Let me check my voice mail.
   ▪ text message (also text, SMS) a message from someone that you can read on your mobile phone: I got a text from Paul.
   ▪ landline a telephone that uses wires – used when comparing this with a mobile phone: Calls cost 25p from a landline, more from a mobile phone.
   ▪ receiver the part of a telephone that you pick up to listen and talk: She put down the receiver and started crying.