sender
noun
- person or organization sending a communication
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛndəː/ / [ˈsɛndəː] / /ˈsendəː/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from German Senden, a municipality of North Rhine-Westphalia, or a pet form of Alexander.
- A surname from German.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English send Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sender From send + -er.
- Someone who sends.
“The package was addressed to someone we didn't know, so we returned it to the sender.”
- A device or component that transmits, as in telegraphy or computer networks.