Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who presents or announces programs on radio or television: A broadcaster is someone whose job involves speaking or performing on broadcast media to inform or entertain an audience.
   • A mechanical device for dispersing material: A broadcaster is a machine designed to spread substances like seed, fertilizer, or sand widely and evenly over an area.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Person):

  • The veteran broadcaster delivered the evening news with authority.
  • She became a famous broadcaster for her insightful interviews.

• Noun (Device):

  • The farmer used a broadcaster to spread grass seed across the field.
  • We need to calibrate the fertilizer broadcaster for an even application.

Advanced Usage

• "Network broadcaster": Refers to a major television or radio network, or a person working for one.

  • The show was picked up by a major network broadcaster.

• "Independent broadcaster": A person or company not affiliated with a major network.

  • The independent broadcaster produces content for a niche audience.

Variants and Related Words

• Broadcast (verb/noun): To transmit a program by radio or television; or the program itself.
  • They will broadcast the concert live.
• Broadcasting (noun): The industry or activity of making and transmitting radio and television programs.
  • She studied media and broadcasting in college.

Synonyms

• Announcer: A person who introduces or gives information on programs.
• Presenter: Someone who hosts a television or radio program.
• Spreader: A device for scattering material (for the mechanical sense).

Related Phrases

• "Sports broadcaster": A person who commentates on sporting events.
  • The sports broadcaster called the game-winning play with great excitement.
• "Agricultural broadcaster": A device used in farming to distribute seeds or chemicals.
  • The new agricultural broadcaster covers a wider area than the old model.

Noun

1. a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
2. someone who broadcasts on radio or television