broadcaster
/ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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”).
Obsolete
noun
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.
noun
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "Robert Lee was scheduled to cover a University of Virginia game in the city for the broadcaster on 2 September."
- "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."
Etymology
From broadcast (“to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/
- British English: /ˈbɹɔːdˌkɑːstə/