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

Among the entrants were sports broadcaster Mark Pougatch, who missed out on a place in the quarter finals "by a thread", losing to Finn Vergalen.

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But the FCC, which licenses broadcasters, does not regulate streaming services, YouTube or TikTok.

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MTV, the world's first 24-hour music broadcaster, is to stop showing rolling pop videos in the UK after almost 40 years when it closes five channels at the end of the year.

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But after hearing, over the course of the docuseries, British broadcasters lambaste Victoria about everything from her weight to her naivety, it feels like she’s earned it.

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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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