broadcaster

noun
/ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/US/ˈbɹɔːdˌkɑːstə/UK

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.

  2. A person who sows seeds by scattering

    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”).

  3. A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be…

    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.

  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. 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.
      • 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.
    2. A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts

      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.

    3. A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for broadcaster. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA