broadcaster
Pluralbroadcasters
- 1A person who presents shows on radio or television, like news or documentaries.
Like a teacher at the front of a class, but speaking to people through a screen or radio.
The broadcaster read the evening news in a calm, steady voice.
Many young broadcasters got their start on local radio stations.
Similarpresenter, announcer, newscaster, commentator
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- 2A company or station that makes and sends out radio or TV programs.
Like a newspaper company, but it sends out shows over the air instead of printing pages.
The national broadcaster aired the ceremony live across the country.
Several broadcasters competed for the rights to show the games.
Similarstation, network, channel
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- 3A machine that sends out sound or video for radios, televisions, or the internet to pick up.
Like a loudspeaker that shouts so far that radios many miles away can hear it.
The broadcaster on the tower sent the signal across the whole valley.
Older broadcasters used much more power than modern ones.
Similartransmitter
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- 4A device that sends data out to many computers on a network at once.
Like someone shouting an announcement so everyone in the room hears it at the same time.
The broadcaster pushed the update to every computer on the network.
Network broadcasters can flood a system with too many messages.
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- 5A machine that spreads seeds or fertilizer evenly over a field.
Like a big salt shaker that spreads seeds across the ground instead of food.
The farmer pulled the broadcaster behind the tractor to spread the seeds.
These broadcasters scatter fertilizer across wide fields in minutes.
Similarspreader
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Less common meaning
- 6A person who plants seeds by throwing them across the ground by hand.
Like someone feeding chickens by tossing grain across the yard.
The broadcaster walked the furrows at dawn, flinging grain across the turned earth.
Two broadcasters worked the far field, scattering barley by the handful.
Oppositedriller
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Origin
From broadcast (to send out a signal by radio) plus -er, meaning someone who does it.