disseminator
(dɪˈsɛmɪneɪtə(r))
[a. L. dissēminātor, agent-noun from dissēmināre to disseminate.]
One who or that which disseminates; one that spreads abroad or distributes seed or anything intended to be generally received.
| 1667 Decay Chr. Piety (J.), The disseminators of novel doctrines. 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 337 The pigeon..is the same..as the disseminator of the true nutmeg at the Spice Islands. 1826 E. Irving Babylon II. 391 Disseminators of the plague. 1875 Jowett Plato (ed. 2) I. 350 The disseminators of this tale are the accusers whom I dread. |