transceiver

transceiver [tran-see-ver] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for transceiver on Thesaurus.com noun Radio.

1. a transmitter and receiver combined in one unit.

Origin of transceiver First recorded in 1935–40; trans(mitter) + (re)ceiver Related Words for transceiver television, telephone, radio, bug, handset, headphone, transceiver Examples from the Web for transceiver Historical Examples of transceiver

I’m going to set up this transceiver to record and transmit on command-response.

Attrition

Jim Wannamaker

When this trouble started I sent him a transceiver so we could talk directly.

Planet of the Damned

Harry Harrison

Scotty took his transceiver from his pocket and examined it with pride.

The Electronic Mind Reader

John Blaine

Do you mean you’ve been listening in ever since I strapped on the transceiver?

And Then the Town Took Off

Richard Wilson

Orne pressed the neck stud on his transceiver, got Stetson, told him what had happened to this point.

Operation Haystack

Frank Patrick Herbert

British Dictionary definitions for transceiver transceiver noun

1. a device which transmits and receives radio or electronic signals

Word Origin for transceiver C20: from trans (mitter) + (re) ceiver Word Origin and History for transceiver n.

1934, from a merger of transmitter + receiver.