Definition

1. Noun:
   • A device or set of equipment used to send out radio or television signals: A "transmitter" is a piece of electronic equipment that generates and emits radio waves carrying information such as sound or pictures.
   • Any agent that carries and transmits a disease: In biology and medicine, a "transmitter" is an organism (like an insect, animal, or microorganism) that carries a pathogen from one host to another.
   • A person who sends or passes on a message: A "transmitter" can be someone who conveys information or a communication.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Device):
  • The radio station upgraded its transmitter to improve broadcast quality.
  • The emergency beacon contains a small but powerful transmitter.
• Noun (Disease Agent):
  • The tick is a known transmitter of Lyme disease.
  • In the experiment, they identified the mosquito as the primary transmitter of the virus.
• Noun (Person):
  • As the secretary, she was the main transmitter of news within the office. (This usage is less common than the technical ones).

Advanced Usage

• "Carrier" vs. "Transmitter": In epidemiology, a "carrier" may harbor a disease without showing symptoms, while a "transmitter" actively spreads it. However, these terms are often used interchangeably in non-technical contexts.
  • The asymptomatic carrier can still be an effective transmitter of the virus.

Variants and Related Words

• Transmit (verb): To send or pass from one person, place, or thing to another.
  • Satellites transmit data back to Earth.
• Transmission (noun): The act or process of transmitting, or something that is transmitted.
  • The transmission of the signal was interrupted by the storm.
• Transmissive (adjective): Having the capability to transmit.

Synonyms

• Broadcaster (for the device).
• Vector (in medicine/biology for a disease-carrying agent).
• Conveyor, Carrier (for a person or agent that transmits).

Related Phrases

• Transmitter-receiver (often shortened to transceiver): A device that can both transmit and receive signals.
  • The soldiers were equipped with portable transceivers.

Noun

1. set used to broadcast radio or tv signals
2. any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
   • mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever
   • fleas are vectors of the plague
   • aphids are transmitters of plant diseases
   • when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects
3. someone who transmits a message
   • return to sender