broadcaster

American  

[brawd-kas-ter, -kah-ster] / ˈbrɔdˌkæs tər, -ˌkɑ stər /

noun

broadcasters plural

1. a person or thing that broadcasts.

2. a person or organization, as a network or station, that broadcasts radio or television programs.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• broadcasters
  plural

Etymology

Origin of broadcaster

First recorded in 1920–25; broadcast + -er ¹

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

"Exceptionally heavy rains" are forecast for eastern Zhejiang province and northeastern Fujian province, according to state television broadcaster CCTV.

From Barron's • Jul. 11, 2026

Hockey broadcaster Jeff Marek had an interesting idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

In France, Netflix has started giving subscribers access to the broadcaster TF1’s programming, which includes news.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

Sky said ITV will remain a public service broadcaster.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 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

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