Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

sender

American  
[sen-der] / ˈsɛn dər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that sends.

  2. a transmitter of electric pulses, as in telegraphy.


Etymology

Origin of sender

1150–1200; Middle English; send 1, -er 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Sure, the ninth email is from a sender named Shirley, sent on February 26th, 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"The new findings show that the accuracy of a signal can depend on the availability of receivers, not only on the motivation of the sender," said Nieh.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

She’s long been a prolific sender of care packages — sweets, soup mixes, plants, little odds and ends she thinks I might like.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Barnes turned over the email to university police, who attempted to contact the sender and received a subsequent email, according to ESPN.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

For what mattered most about any letter was how one felt about the sender and the news he or she had to share, not how many hundreds of invitations one could brag about receiving.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "sender" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com