transceiver

noun

trans·​ceiv·​er tran(t)-ˈsē-vər 

: a radio transmitter-receiver that uses many of the same components for both transmission and reception

Examples of transceiver in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Outside of ASICs, the company is currently short on EMLs (explains transceiver constraints) and is doubling capacity over the next 9 months. —Pia Singh, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2025

Quantum leaps in miniaturizing satellite transceivers, and in simplifying their operation, are in turn cutting down the time Help. —Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Once released into a specific environment, these motes utilize radio frequency transceivers to communicate. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025

As a result, the re-signaling efforts underway on the G line will be delayed as work begins to retrofit even the newest train cars to utilize newer 5G transceivers. —Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

transmitter + receiver

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for transceiver

• achiever
• believer
• deceiver
• perceiver
• receiver
• reliever
• retriever
• cleaver
• fever
• leaver
• weaver
• unbeliever