disseminator

[ dih-sem-uh-ney-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that scatters or spreads something widely, often one that spreads information or ideas:

   Students can help each other learn instead of relying on their teachers as the sole disseminators of knowledge.

   Cattle trade movements can act as efficient disseminators of viruses to areas several hundred kilometers away.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disseminator¹

First recorded in 1610–20; disseminat(e) ( def ) + -or ²( def )

Example Sentences

The limited vaccine supply has complicated how doses are being disseminated, Gomez said, and the complexities of the process have a disproportionate impact on people already struggling to avoid eviction or apply for jobs.

From Washington Post

She has been charged with membership of a banned group and disseminating false news.

From Fortune

As more countries move to authorize and disseminate vaccines, the end of the pandemic can feel tantalizingly close.

From Quartz

It seemed to the young disseminator of information that the question was asked in an unusually peremptory tone of voice.

From Project Gutenberg

The Times has published an indictment of the London plane-tree as a disseminator of disease.

From Project Gutenberg

Rome keeps Ireland in hand as a drag on the most influential disseminator of Protestantism in the world.

From Project Gutenberg

Rumor, that mysterious disseminator of news whose tongues are legion, whispered that the Dry Bottom Kicker was to come to life.

From Project Gutenberg

Now don't tell me they're both anthropeds or pods, or whatever it is, because I'm onto you as a disseminator of knowledge!

From Project Gutenberg