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receiver

nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/awʃkuɫtɐˈdoɾ/aus·cul·ta·dor

Definition

1

A device held to the ear to listen to sound, especially the earpiece of a telephone or the listening end of a stethoscope.

Usage examples

She hung up the phone by replacing the receiver.
The doctor listened through the receiver of the stethoscope.

Common combinations

telephone receiverpick up the receiverearpiece