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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Some of the group will arrive in Melbourne while the rest will travel to Sydney, national broadcaster ABC said.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Buildings housing a studio of German broadcaster ARD and an office for German outlet DW were damaged as well, both companies said.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The state broadcaster reported 247 people were on duty underground at the time of the explosion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
The UK prime minister has written the broadcaster to "strongly urge you to reconsider" a decision to make the final available to subscribers only.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The broadcaster explained that “For an older woman living on her own, it had required an act of great courage” to finally take the letter to the police.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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