broadcaster

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broadcaster

/ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/ US
/ˈbɹɑd-/ US
/ˈbɹɔːdˌkɑːstə/ UK
/-ˌkæstə/ UK

Where it comes from

From broadcast (“to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

noun broadcasters

A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
obsolete A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
Opposite: driller
A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting. Robert Lee was scheduled to cover a University of Virginia game in the city for the broadcaster on 2 September.
A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: spreader, television, presenter, radio, commentator, reporter, journalist, publisher, editor, transmitter, communicator, submitter, sender, advertiser, promoter, announcer

Translations

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noun organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting

Español	emisora, televisora
한국어	방송국 bangsongguk
日本語	放送局 hōsōkyoku
中文	放送局 fàngsòngjú
Français	radiodiffuseur
Deutsch	Rundfunksender
Italiano	telediffusore
Ελληνικά	ραδιοφωνία radiofonía
العربية	إِذَاعَة ʔiḏāʕa

noun person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts

中文	播報員 /播报员 bōbàoyuán, bòbàoyuán, 播音員 /播音员 bōyīnyuán, bòyīnyuán, 廣播員 /广播员 guǎngbōyuán, guǎngbòyuán, 主播 zhǔbō, zhǔbò
Deutsch	Sender, Senderin
Ελληνικά	εκφωνητής ekfonitís
Română	crainic, spicher
Русский	ди́ктор díktor, ди́кторша díktorša, телевизио́нщик televiziónščik, телевизио́нщица televiziónščica
Tiếng Việt	phát thanh viên
العربية	مُذِيع muḏīʕ, مُذِيعَة muḏīʕa
עברית	שַׁדְרָן šadrán, שַׁדְרָנִית šadranít

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@misc{broadcaster_2026,
  title = {broadcaster},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/broadcaster},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}