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sender

[ sen-der ]

/ ˈsɛn dər /

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noun

a person or thing that sends.

a transmitter of electric pulses, as in telegraphy.

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Origin of sender

1150–1200; Middle English; send¹, -er¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for sender

That Snapchat deceptively told its users that the sender would be notified if a recipient took a screenshot of a snap.
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The sender and receiver pay the driver a few hryvnia—the Ukrainian currency—on either end.
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But police had never heard of "Kassim, A." — the name written as the sender.
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I would just return everything to sender, and closed out the P.O. box.
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Gifts from others are allegedly returned to the sender with a polite note from the royal family.
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Well, all I can say is may the sender of them have a blessed Christmas.
Carl and the Cotton Gin|Sara Ware Bassett
To weigh large envelopes or packages, however, the sender must resort to the Corro.
Spanish Vistas|George Parsons Lathrop
In all cases the addresses of the sender and of the sendee were carried free.
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Well, the sender is the poet, and the poem I think a very noble one, and I want you to think so too.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)|Frederic G. Kenyon
Both were interested, but Warner had admiration for its sender.
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Word Origin and History for sender

sender

n.

c.1200, agent noun from send (v.). In 1930s slang, a popular musician or song. Sendee is recorded from 1806.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper