placer vs receiver

placer

noun
  • One who deals in stolen goods; a fence. 

  • One who places or arranges something. 

  • A horse, etc. that finishes in a particular place in a race. 

  • A place where the superficial detritus is washed for gold, etc. 

  • Any place holding treasures. 

  • A lamb whose mother has died and which has transferred its attachment to an object, such as a bush or rock, in the locality. 

adj
  • alluvial; occurring in a deposit of sand or earth on a river-bed or bank, particularly with reference to precious metals such as gold or silver 

receiver

noun
  • A person who accepts stolen goods. 

  • A person or company appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity. 

  • A person who attempts to return the serve. 

  • Something which receives some substance or object, in a general sense; a receptacle. 

  • The part of a telephone handset contained in the earpiece; (hence) the handset itself; an earpiece. 

  • A swaption which gives its holder the option to enter into a swap in which they pay the floating leg and receive the fixed leg. 

  • A person who receives something in a general sense; a recipient. 

  • The part of a firearm containing the action. 

  • An official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer. 

  • A vessel for receiving and holding the products of distillation, or for containing gases. 

  • Any of several electronic devices that receive electromagnetic waves, or signals transmitted as such. 

  • An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed. 

  • A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound steam engine. 

  • An airtight vessel from which air is pumped in order to form a vacuum. 

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