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SENDER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Set used to broadcast radio or tv signals

Synonyms:

sender; transmitter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sender" is a kind of...):

set (any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals)

Meronyms (parts of "sender"):

aerial; antenna; transmitting aerial (an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sender"):

jammer (a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming)

radio transmitter (transmitter that is the part of a radio system that transmits signals)

satellite transmitter (a transmitter on a communications satellite)

television transmitter (transmitter that is part of a television system)

Derivation:

send (broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who transmits a message

Example:

return to sender

Synonyms:

sender; transmitter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sender" is a kind of...):

communicator (a person who communicates with others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sender"):

spammer (someone who sends unwanted email (often in bulk))

Derivation:

send (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place)

send (to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place)

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