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

Denmark's public broadcaster DR noted on its website that the country had spent 69 days without a new government.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Chinese authorities could initiate anti-discrimination and supply-chain security investigations into the EU’s “overcapacity instrument,” a social media account run by China’s state broadcaster said Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Police spokesman Roger Bonetti told the SRF public broadcaster that one of the three had been seriously wounded.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

"People in affected areas are not receiving enough food," Johnny Luboya Nkashama told French broadcaster RFI, adding that "other diseases" and "overcrowding" are also issues.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The broadcaster Georgia Penn has had a “no” from the head of the Gestapo in this region—a powerful and terrible man called Ferber, I think, the Ormaie captain’s boss.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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