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Broadcaster
//ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ// noun
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Noun
- 1 A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
- 2 a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions wordnet
- 3 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”). obsolete
- 4 someone who broadcasts on radio or television wordnet
- 5 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.
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- 6 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."
- 7 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.
- 8 A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
Etymology
From broadcast (“to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).
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