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broadcaster en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/ (General-American)
  • /-ˌkæstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɹɑd-/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈbɹɔːdˌkɑːstə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
  2. (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”).
  3. 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. An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
    • 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:
    • 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:
  5. 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.
  6. A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
broadcasters Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

driller

Deriveds

Stratocaster · broadcastress · telebroadcaster · radiobroadcaster

Hyponyms

telecaster · pubcaster · radiobroadcaster · datacaster · telebroadcaster · radiocaster · satcaster · sportscaster

Translations (74)

fi lähetystoiminnan harjoittaja (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · el ραδιοφωνία (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · cmn 廣播員 /广播员 (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · mk радиодифузе́р (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · mk радиодифузе́р (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · nb kringkaster (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · mt xandar (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · he שַׁדְרָן (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · de Senderin (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · ko 방송국 (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · tr yayımcı (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · uk мо́вник (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · he שַׁדְרָנִית (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · fi yleislähetin (piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network) · ro spicher (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · ja 放送局 (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · de Sender (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · ru ди́кторша (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · pl nadawca (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · mi rōpū whakapāho (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · ru телевизио́нщица (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · mr प्रसारक (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · ceb magsisibya (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · nl zender (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · fi radioyhtiö (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · mr प्रसारक (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · fi kylvökone (machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.) · es televisora (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · fi lähetin (piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.) · fi lähettäjä (sender) (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · eo elsendanto (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · mr ब्रॉडकास्टर (piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network) · fi levittäjä (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · pl nadawca (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · pl nadawczyni (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · fi lähetin (piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network) · nl omroep (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · nb kringkaster (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · mi kaiwhakapaoho (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · id lembaga penyiaran (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · fi televisioyhtiö (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · ar مُذِيع (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · th ผู้ประกาศ (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · mr ब्रॉडकास्टर (piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.) · gd craoladair (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · eo elsendanto (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · fr radiodiffuseur (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · id angkasawan (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · cmn 播音員 /播音员 (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · hu műsorvezető (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · mk емитувач (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · gv ym-skeaylleyder (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · el εκφωνητής (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · ro crainic (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · nn kringkastar (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · cmn 主播 (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · ar إِذَاعَة (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · mk емитувач (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · es emisora (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · tl bródkaster (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · ru телевизио́нщик (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · ar مُذِيعَة (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · ur نَشر کار (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · mt xandara (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · ceb brodkaster (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · cmn 放送局 (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · cmn 播報員 /播报员 (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · de Rundfunksender (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · ru ди́ктор (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · ur ناشر (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · gd craoladair (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · tr yayımcı (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts) · it telediffusore (organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting) · vi phát thanh viên (person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts)