broadcaster
(ˈbrɔːdkɑːstɛ(r), -æ-)
[f. broadcast v. + -er1.]
1. A person whose speech, performance, etc., is broadcast on radio or television; also, a broadcasting company, station, or instrument.
| 1922 Daily Mail 30 Nov. 8 The Prince of Wales..made a great hit as a ‘broadcaster’..when he delivered a message by wireless to the Boy Scouts. 1923 Weekly Dispatch 28 Jan. 2 When such music is the fare the broadcasters offer. 1926 C. R. Boyd Freeman Towards Answer i. 35 Imagine all ‘wireless’ installations being not only receivers but broadcasters. 1955 Times 27 Aug. 6/1 A frequent broadcaster and pamphleteer in favour of the all-German talks. |
2. A machine for sowing seeds broadcast.
| 1934 in Webster. 1960 Times 15 Feb. 19/2 The main implements are, in fact, the broadcaster, the forage harvester, [etc.]. |