broadcaster

[brawd-kas-ter, -kah-ster]

noun

1. a person or thing that broadcasts.

2. a person or organization, as a network or station, that broadcasts radio or television programs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of broadcaster¹

First recorded in 1920–25; broadcast + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The coffin contained his lawyer's robe, a speech he made against capital punishment and several books, his wife told the TF1 television broadcaster.

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Footage taken by Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera depicted tanks shelling Gaza’s main coastal road to prevent Palestinians from gathering in the area.

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But he said he “was not going to go along” with demands made by station broadcasters.

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"I'm very happy, I'm calm and very nervous altogether," the author told Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Radio from Frankfurt.

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But what looks like a simple formula—add more teams, get more money from broadcasters—has turned into something much more complex.

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