televisor
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televisor
Where it comes from
Probably partly from televis(ion) + -or, and partly (in senses 2 and 3) from televise + -or. Appears to have been coined by the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird (1888–1936) in 1926 or earlier. A genericized trademark.
noun televisors
- A television set. Maybe, I am not yet mad but somewhat hypersensitive. So I prefer to make use of a TFT display and threw my televisor away in order to avoid getting red eyes.
- A (later partly) mechanical such apparatus, largely superseded during the 1930s by wholly electronic ones; originally and especially, one designed and patented by the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird (1888–1936). An actual demonstration of television was given in London by means of the “Baird Televisor,” the invention of Mr. J. L. Baird, a young Glasgow electrical engineer. People standing in front of the transmitting televisor were seen and recognised by friends on the receiving televisor in another part of
- One who works in the television industry, e.g., a presenter, broadcaster, or telecaster. Several other name acts and bands have been invited to appear with Sullivan but allegedly refused. They must have believed, as his critics are saying, that the stars are appearing on the program for Eddie Sullivan, the Broadway columnist[,] and not Sullivan the “televisor” who is the same person.
- An organization that makes or broadcasts television programs. Gary 3:16 "There was once thy BBC F1 [Formula One] televisor, moving to ITV so Bernie got a few more sheckels.[…]"
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title = {televisor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/televisor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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