Meanings
nounbroadcaster (plural broadcasters)
plural broadcasters
- broadcastingAn organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
Robert Lee was scheduled to cover a University of Virginia game in the city for the broadcaster on 2 September.
2017 August 23, “ESPN reassigns commentator Robert Lee over 'name coincidence'”, in BBC, archived from the original on 11 Sep 20241 more example
The government has also proposed upgrading the airport in Kangerlussuaq, a former U.S. military base in western Greenland, to accommodate F-35 fighter jets, broadcasters DR and TV2 said on Friday.
2025 January 10, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Stine Jacobsen, “Denmark plans new ships, dog sled patrols in Greenland as Trump seeks control”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2025 - broadcastingA person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
- computingA piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
Opposite
Narrower
More synonyms by meaning
nouna mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
Similar
Broader
mechanical device
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From broadcast (“to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic إِذَاعَة, مُذِيع
- إِذَاعَة (ʔiḏāʕa)organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- مُذِيع (muḏīʕ)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- مُذِيعَة (muḏīʕa)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Chinese Mandarin 放送局, 播報員 /播报员
- 放送局 (fàngsòngjú)organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- 播報員 /播报员 (bōbàoyuán, bòbàoyuán)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- 播音員 /播音员 (bōyīnyuán, bòyīnyuán)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- 廣播員 /广播员 (guǎngbōyuán, guǎngbòyuán)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- 主播 (zhǔbō, zhǔbò)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Dutch omroep, zender
- omroeporganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- zenderorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Esperanto elsendanto, elsendanto
- elsendantoorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- elsendantoperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Finnish kylvökone, lähetin
- kylvökonemachine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
- lähetinpiece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
- lähetystoiminnan harjoittajaorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- radioyhtiöorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- televisioyhtiöorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- lähettäjä (sender)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- levittäjäperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- yleislähetinpiece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network
- lähetinpiece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network
French radiodiffuseur
- radiodiffuseurorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
German Rundfunksender, Sender
- Rundfunksenderorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- Senderperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- Senderinperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Greek ραδιοφωνία, εκφωνητής
- ραδιοφωνία (radiofonía)organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- εκφωνητής (ekfonitís)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Hebrew שַׁדְרָן, שַׁדְרָנִית
- שַׁדְרָן (šadrán)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- שַׁדְרָנִית (šadranít)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Hungarian műsorvezető
- műsorvezetőperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Indonesian lembaga penyiaran, angkasawan
- lembaga penyiaranorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- angkasawanperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Italian telediffusore
- telediffusoreorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Japanese 放送局
- 放送局 (hōsōkyoku)organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Korean 방송국
- 방송국 (bangsongguk)organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Māori rōpū whakapāho, kaiwhakapaoho
- rōpū whakapāhoorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- kaiwhakapaohoperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Norwegian Bokmål kringkaster, kringkaster
- kringkasterorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- kringkasterperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Polish nadawca, nadawca
- nadawcaorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- nadawcaperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- nadawczyniperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Romanian crainic, spicher
- crainicperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- spicherperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Russian ди́ктор, ди́кторша
- ди́ктор (díktor)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- ди́кторша (díktorša)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- телевизио́нщик (televiziónščik)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
- телевизио́нщица (televiziónščica)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Scottish Gaelic craoladair, craoladair
- craoladairorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- craoladairperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Spanish emisora, televisora
- emisoraorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- televisoraorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Tagalog bródkaster
- bródkasterperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Thai ผู้ประกาศ
- ผู้ประกาศ (pûu-bprà-gàat)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Turkish yayımcı, yayımcı
- yayımcıorganization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- yayımcıperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Ukrainian мо́вник
- мо́вник (móvnyk)organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Urdu ناشر, نَشر کار
- ناشر (nāśir)organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
- نَشر کار (naśar kār)person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Vietnamese phát thanh viên
- phát thanh viênperson whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
broadcaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broadcaster
MLA
“broadcaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broadcaster. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broadcaster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broadcaster.
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