Also means
recipient
Usage Note
Ricevitore is masculine; the feminine counterpart is ricevitrice. It covers technical receivers (radio, telephone handset) and, in sports, a catcher or goalkeeper. In everyday speech il destinatario is more common for 'recipient' of a letter or package, while ricevitore skews more technical.
Examples
"Il ricevitore del telefono era rotto."
Natural Translation
The telephone receiver was broken.
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