broadcaster

Etymology

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

noun

1. (agriculture)
   1. A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
   2. (obsolete) A person who sows seeds by scattering; also, one who promotes sowing seeds in this manner instead of by drilling (“making holes in the soil and placing seeds in them”).
2. (broadcasting)
   1. A piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
   2. An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
   3. A person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts; specifically, one who presents radio or television programmes (especially documentaries or news programmes); a presenter.
3. (computing) A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.