retransmitter

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noun

Any device that retransmits a signal.

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Meanings

nounretransmitter (plural retransmitters)

plural retransmitters

  1. Any device that retransmits a signal.

    For example, much of the population in many rural areas gets television by satellite dishes hooked to local retransmitters, not even affiliate stations, just literal retransmitters.

    2007, Joseph D. Straubhaar, World Television: From Global to Local

Origin

From re- + transmitter.

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APA

retransmitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransmitter

MLA

“retransmitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransmitter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retransmitter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retransmitter.

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