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masculine

ʁesepˈtoʁ

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Translation

receiver (telephone); recipient; receptor

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Word origin

From Latin receptor, 'one who receives', from recipere.

Origin
Latin

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralreceptores

Examples

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He picked up the receiver and heard a calm voice.

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The receiver in my radio stopped working.

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The eye's receptors send signals to the brain.

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