/ Dictionary / Index T telephone receiver: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tel'ephone receiv"er Pronunciation: [key] a device, as in a telephone, that converts changes in an electric current into sound. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. telephone pole telephone tag Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language