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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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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Montgomery and his grandson Tom Malcolm had arrived in Bowral on Sunday to "roaring applause" from his local community, the national broadcaster ABC reported.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Diamant Salihu, an investigative journalist for the Swedish broadcaster SVT, has been researching Foxtrot and its Iranian links for three years.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The British broadcaster is demanding that Trump's legal team produce financial documents in order to quantify the damages suffered.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
In a video shared by his campaign Friday, Hilton listed six debate invitations he has received from cable broadcaster CNN and television news stations around the state, beginning in late September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“In New York City, the mandatory evacuation of the borough of Queens will begin on Saturday,” the news broadcaster in Washington announced.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
While SoFi Stadium’s name was changed to “Los Angeles Stadium” per FIFA’s strict sponsorship rules, broadcasters still emphasized they were in Inglewood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
The cases involving ABC and CBS ended in December 2024 and July 2025 with the broadcasters promising to pay $15 million and $16 million, respectively.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 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
The governing body said they were brought in as a commitment to player welfare, but critics have pointed to broadcasters using the breaks as a way to cash in with commercials.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The newspaper called on broadcasters to regulate themselves.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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