broadcaster
Americannoun
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broadcasters
plural
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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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Noun Inflected Forms
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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"Greg loved the ocean and was known as a passionate swimmer, sports lover, dedicated worker and an all-round generous, witty guy," his family said in a statement to the broadcaster.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Throughout the crisis, Kiritsis made live calls to Fred Heckman, a local AM radio news broadcaster, pleading to listeners for the justice he believed he was due.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Videos aired by Iran’s state broadcaster showed various social groups joining in the march, including what appeared to be a mass wedding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It fell in a rural area near Lake Kaunas, in the centre of the country, the broadcaster added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 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
Scott Bryan, TV critic and author of Out Now: A Queer History of Modern Television, says the move is indicative of just how severe the financial pressures facing broadcasters have become.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Experts argue the FCC lacks the legal authority to punish broadcasters or reporters for their viewpoints.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Federal law prohibits the FCC from censoring broadcasters, and the First Amendment sharply limits the government’s ability to punish news organizations for their editorial decisions.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Under Sheinbaum’s blueprint, broadcasters would be required to develop codes of ethics, name ombudsmen to represent viewers and listeners, and establish mechanisms to receive and evaluate complaints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The newspaper called on broadcasters to regulate themselves.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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