broadcaster

Noun

broadcaster (plural broadcasters)

1. A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
2. (obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).

   Antonyms:

   driller

3. A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
4. An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
   • Robert Lee was scheduled to cover a University of Virginia game in the city for the broadcaster on 2 September.2017 August 23, “ESPN reassigns commentator Robert Lee over 'name coincidence'”, in BBC, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2024
   • The government has also proposed upgrading the airport in Kangerlussuaq, a former U.S. military base in western Greenland, to accommodate F-35 fighter jets, broadcasters DR and TV2 said on Friday.2025 January 10, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Stine Jacobsen, “Denmark plans new ships, dog sled patrols in Greenland as Trump seeks control”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2025
5. A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
6. A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.