broadcaster

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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

From broadcast (“to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

"They're all signing off--the broadcasters. — Astounding Stories, August, 1931, Various
The broadcaster of the Power House tower was blending his threats against the Robots with the voice of Greggson from the tower over the laboratory. — Astounding Stories, June, 1931, Various
[A13-1087] William Stuckey, a radio broadcaster with a program called “Latin Listening Post,” had long been looking for a member of the Fair Play for Cuba Committee to appear on his program. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission

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