watch receiver

noun

A small telephone receiver resembling a pocket watch.

Meanings

nounwatch receiver (plural watch receivers)

plural watch receivers

  1. historicalcommunicationsA small telephone receiver resembling a pocket watch.
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APA

watch receiver. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watch%20receiver

MLA

“watch receiver.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watch%20receiver. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watch receiver,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watch%20receiver.

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