telephone receiver

American  

noun

1. a device, as in a telephone, that converts changes in an electric current into sound.

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Etymology

Origin of telephone receiver

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

The faster people receive treatment, the better their prognosis.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

I’m not convinced that limiting Social Security benefits to $50,000 a year would meaningfully extend the program’s life, because so few people receive that amount in benefits in the first place.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

A planned Visa payment card will let World ID holders spend digital assets including Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency that people receive in most markets as an incentive to sign up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

However, all of these findings were limited to short-term outcomes, even though many people receive treatment over much longer periods.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

You see movies and TV shows where people receive horrible news in hospitals, but for us, with all our many trips to the hospital with August, there had always been good outcomes.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio