transmitter

C2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /trænˈsmɪtɝ/ See IPA manual

Freq #9037

Meanings

1

noun
A device that sends out radio, television, or other signals.

The transmitter was placed on a hill so the signal could reach every house.
2

noun
A person, animal, or thing that passes something on, such as a disease.

Scientists identified the mosquito as the transmitter of the disease.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a device that sends out... sender

2 noun · a person, animal, or thing... vector

Word family

Forms transmitters

Derived forms chemotransmittercotransmittergaseotransmittergasotransmittergliotransmittermultitransmitterneurotransmitterphosphotransmitterradiotransmitterretransmitterteletransmitter

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Phrases (1)

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spark transmitter
an early radio transmitter that generated signals using an electrical spark discharge

Noun + noun

Etymology

From transmit + -er.

Topics

Tools, Machines & Construction Word Formation & Derivatives

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# transmitter

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /trænˈsmɪtɝ/
**Frequency rank:** 9037

## Meanings
1. A device that sends out radio, television, or other signals.
2. A person, animal, or thing that passes something on, such as a disease.

## Examples
- The transmitter was placed on a hill so the signal could reach every house.
- Scientists identified the mosquito as the transmitter of the disease.

## Derived Forms
- chemotransmitter
- cotransmitter
- gaseotransmitter
- gasotransmitter
- gliotransmitter
- multitransmitter
- neurotransmitter
- phosphotransmitter
- radiotransmitter
- retransmitter
- teletransmitter

## Etymology
From transmit + -er.

## AI Etymology
Transmitter is formed from transmit + -er. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a device that sends out radio, television, or other signals and a person, animal, or thing that passes something on, such as a disease. The wider family includes derived forms such as chemotransmitter, cotransmitter, gaseotransmitter, gasotransmitter, and gliotransmitter.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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