broadcaster

B2 Topic:Media & Publishing
US /ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/ UK /ˈbɹɔːdˌkɑːstə/
noun Freq #32450

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person who presents programmes on radio or television.

    He became a well-known broadcaster after years on the radio.

  2. 2
    noun

    A company or station that sends out radio or television programmes.

    The national broadcaster will show the ceremony live.

Thesaurus

Word family
Forms broadcasters
Derived forms broadcastressradiobroadcasterstratocastertelebroadcaster

Etymology

From broadcast (“to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

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