broadcaster
nounUS /ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/ · UK /ˈbɹɔːdˌkɑːstə/
Etymology From broadcast (“to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).
Agriculture, Business, Lifestyle A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
Agriculture, Business, Lifestyle 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”).
Broadcasting, Media 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.
Broadcasting, Media 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.2017 August 23, “ESPN reassigns commentator Robert Lee over 'name coincidence'”, in BBC, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2024:
- The government has also proposed upgrading the airport in Kangerlussuaq, a former U.S. military base in western Greenland, to accommodate F-35 fighter jets, broadcasters DR and TV2 said on Friday.2025 January 10, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Stine Jacobsen, “Denmark plans new ships, dog sled patrols in Greenland as Trump seeks control”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2025:
Broadcasting, Media 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.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
- Derived terms
- broadcastress, radiobroadcaster, Stratocaster, telebroadcaster