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

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

By making use of mature data-center technology like vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, or VCSELs, that transmit 980-nanometer wavelength light pulses, the transceiver meets demands for high efficiency, low noise, and low power. —IEEE Spectrum, 21 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