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Destination vs Receiver - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between destination and receiver

is that destination is the act of destining or appointing while receiver is a person who or thing that receives or is intended to receive something.

destination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) The act of destining or appointing.
  • Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
  • The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
  • Usage notes

    * Often used attributively to indicate desirability, as "a destination resort" (a resort that is a fine, desirable destination). * Destination wedding - an advance planned wedding in a foreign country, usually at a high end resort, where the couple, the wedding party and their guests stay for about a week.

    receiver

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who or thing that receives or is intended to receive something.
  • # A trustee appointed to hold and administer property involved in litigation.
  • # A person appointed to settle the affairs of an insolvent entity.
  • # A person who accepts stolen goods.
  • # Any of several electronic devices that receive signals and convert them into sound or vision.
  • ## A telephone handset.
  • # (label) An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed.
  • # (label) A person who attempts to return the ball after it has been served.
  • # An element of a mechanical or other system or device designed to accept another element.
  • ## (firearms) The part of a firearm containing the action.
  • ## A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the high-pressure cylinder before it enters the low-pressure cylinder, in a compound steam engine.
  • ## A capacious vessel for receiving steam from a distant boiler, and supplying it dry to an engine.
  • Derived terms

    * receivership

    Synonyms

    * recipient (more formal, usually referring to one who receives such things as an award or medal)