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broadcaster

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[brawd-kas-ter, -kah-ster] / ˈbrɔdˌkæs tər, -ˌkɑ stər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that broadcasts.

  2. a person or organization, as a network or station, that broadcasts radio or television programs.


Etymology

Origin of broadcaster

First recorded in 1920–25; broadcast + -er 1

Example Sentences

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A PBS spokesperson said the broadcaster was "thrilled" with the decision.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

"It's definitely beyond the halfway point. But I don't want to put a schedule on it," Netanyahu told US broadcaster Newsmax.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Hughes, a broadcaster, author and leader of the Anglesey Druid Order, spent three decades working for coroners across the UK and abroad as a specialised mortuary technician.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Most MLB teams have a local broadcaster that televises games.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The broadcaster Georgia Penn has had a “no” from the head of the Gestapo in this region—a powerful and terrible man called Ferber, I think, the Ormaie captain’s boss.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein