broadcaster

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English

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Etymology

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From broadcast (to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means) +‎ -er (suffix forming agent nouns).[1]

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broadcaster (plural broadcasters)

  1. (agriculture)
    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).
      Antonym: driller
  2. (broadcasting)
    1. 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.
    2. An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
    3. 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. (computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.

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