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

Power supports sustained operations LUMIS is being developed with a vertical solar array tower, batteries, transceivers, wireless power transfer capabilities, and onboard edge computing. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

The optical transceiver and semiconductor laser maker competes with Coherent and Lumentum, even though its stock is smaller and more volatile, according to Raymond James' Leopold. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Researchers continue to improve electrical interconnects through advances in signaling, packaging, and transceiver design. — IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026

As a secondary part of its mission, the NASA spacecraft also carried a laser transceiver. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026

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