telephone receiver
noun
a device, as in a telephone, that converts changes in an electric current into sound.
Origin of telephone receiver
First recorded in 1905–10
Words nearby telephone receiver
telephone box,
telephone directory,
telephone exchange,
telephone number,
telephone pole,
telephone receiver,
telephone selling,
telephone tag,
telephonic,
telephonist,
telephony
Example sentences from the Web for telephone receiver
He hung up the telephone-receiver and hurried back to his post in front of the big entrance.
The Mystery of Mary |Grace Livingston HillHe crooked his elbow, removed his cigar and pressed the telephone-receiver to his ear.
Whispering Wires |Henry LeverageHe took down the telephone-receiver and called up the Mayor.
The Valley of the Giants |Peter B. Kyne