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sender|ˈsɛndə(r)|
[f. send v.1 + -er1.]
a. One who or something which sends (in the various senses of the verb).
c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 111 Eft sone he is sendere of alle holie heten. 1587in Picton L'pool Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 115 The bringers and senders thereof. 1642T. Goodwin Heart of Christ 65 The Sender and Bestower of the holy Ghost. 1667Milton P.L. iv. 852. 1727 De Foe Syst. Magic i. i. (1840) 4 The gift sent was not suited to the prophet so much as to the sender; he gave as a king. 1885Manch. Exam. 16 Sept. 5/2 The sender of a telegraph message has hence⁓forth to bear in mind..that [etc.]. 1908Q. Rev. Oct. 303 The countries which are large senders of produce to our markets.
b. One who signals a message.
1904Army Signalling Regul. 123 The Sender..will pay attention to his heliograph, lamp or flag... He will send each word or group as ordered by the caller.
c. The transmitting instrument of a telephone or telegraphic apparatus. = transmitter.
1879tr. Du Moncel's Telephone 128 Its primary wire is traversed by a current from the local battery, and so also is the sender. 1906Eichhorn Wireless Telegr. vi. 36 Closely-coupled Sender and Receiver.
d. One who or that which moves or enthrals, esp. a popular musician. Also in phr. solid sender (cf. solid a. 20). Cf. send v.1 2 c. slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.).
1935Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 38/1 None of these plates will be senders. Ibid. 71/3 Hot artists or bands that can put across their licks successfully are ‘senders’. 1938Metronome Apr. 26/2 A really solid sender is the third record from the right in my collection. 1938Amer. Speech XIII. 314/2 Sender, one who is extremely well-dressed or witty. 1954[see drag n. 3 d]. 1960Spectator 7 Oct. 523 Fabian, the teenagers' sender, indistinguishable from Cliff Richards. 1978G. Vidal Kalki vi. 147 Arlene was addicted to the slang of her youth. ‘A solid sender!’ she added, nicely dating herself to World War II during which she entertained the troops. |