broadcaster

American  

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

noun

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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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

Broadcaster NHK identified one of the two as Chiyoko Kumagai, 69, who went missing after going to a mountain forest to pick edible wild plants.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray, who hosted BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour for more than three decades, has died at the age of 75.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Broadcaster Channel 4 later revealed Lawson would become only the programme's fourth permanent judge, alongside mainstay Paul Hollywood, for its 17th series later this year.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Broadcaster Gemma Cairney told BBC Radio 4: "The photographs of her do look a little bit unreal... And having listened to the music, is there just some of the soul in the soul missing?"

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Broadcaster and former England cricketer Isa Guha is made an MBE for inclusivity and cricket.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

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