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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

Words nearby sender

Sendak, sendal, send away, send down, sendee, sender, Sendero Luminoso, send flying, send for, send in, send-off

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences 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.
‘The Snappening’ Is Real: 90,000 Private Photos and 9,000 Hacked Snapchat Videos Leak Online|Marlow Stern|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sender and receiver pay the driver a few hryvnia—the Ukrainian currency—on either end.
On the Bus: Ukraine’s Frontline Express Across the Battle Lines|Ted Phillips|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But police had never heard of "Kassim, A." — the name written as the sender.
Burundi’s Black Market Skull Trade|Margot Kiser|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I would just return everything to sender, and closed out the P.O. box.
Brie Larson On ‘Short Term 12,’ One of the Year’s Best Films|Marlow Stern|August 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Gifts from others are allegedly returned to the sender with a polite note from the royal family.
6 Things We Know About the Royal Baby’s Future Style|Erin Cunningham|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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.
The British State Telegraphs|Hugo Richard Meyer
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.
The Tree of Appomattox|Joseph A. Altsheler

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