broadcaster
Americannoun
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a person or thing that broadcasts.
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a person or organization, as a network or station, that broadcasts radio or television programs.
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Etymology
Origin of broadcaster
Explanation
A person whose job involves speaking on television, the radio, or online is a broadcaster. Your favorite TV meteorologist is a broadcaster, and so is the DJ with the jazz show your grandpa loves. A broadcaster is someone who broadcasts, or transmits information. This can mean reading the evening news for an internet streaming station or narrating a high school basketball game for a local radio station. Another meaning of broadcast is "scatter seed widely," and for a farmer, a broadcaster is a machine (or person) that does the job. The seed meaning is older; the media definition comes from the idea of spreading information widely.
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In 2002, Hansard became the original presenter of Irish broadcaster RTÉ's acclaimed music series Other Voices.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Initial reports said that as many as 20 to 30 people were trapped inside but broadcaster NHK cited police early Wednesday as saying that the number was "lower than that".
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Footage aired on public broadcaster NHK showed rescuers entering the building to search for survivors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The broadcaster also said that around 10 people were hurt at a nursing home for the elderly.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
He was about to leave when a young man walked up and nodded to the broadcaster.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
"We're losing pubs. Pubs need to know that the cavalry is coming," he told broadcasters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
It would seem far fewer sports broadcasters have tried the same crossover, with John Tesh probably being the best-known example after his stint covering athletic events for CBS and NBC in the mid-1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Companies and broadcasters have estimated, external the activity costs them billions of dollars a year.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Instead of 10 to 20 cameras, experts say that some broadcasters envision mounting thousands of iPhone-type cameras inside a ballpark, arena or stadium, creating unique angles that can be personalized for individual viewers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The radio broadcasters huddling under the shelter hesitated, then beamed the news out to the nation: “California Wins.”
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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