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.
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.
Example Sentences
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Vance said it was already signed off electronically, while Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said his country would sign Friday, likely in Switzerland, according to Iran’s state broadcaster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
When we asked Channel 9 whether they had been - the broadcaster did not answer that specific question, but told us its protocols did not include sharing personal or background information between participants.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Last year, the broadcaster teased a “spectacular” special episode written by showrunner Russell T Davies for the 2026 holiday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Airline boss Richard Molloy told national broadcaster RNZ that fire fighters had secured the plane to the ground.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The broadcaster Georgia Penn has had a “no” from the head of the Gestapo in this region—a powerful and terrible man called Ferber, I think, the Ormaie captain’s boss.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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