noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈbɹɔdˌkæstɚ/
General-American:/ˈbɹɑd-/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɹɔːdˌkɑːstə/
Received-Pronunciation:/-ˌkæstə/
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CMU ARPABET:B R AO1 D K AE2 S T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: driller
3
noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, media
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, media
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, media
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From broadcast (“to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
kylvökone
— machine used to broadcast or spread seeds, fertilizer, etc.
Finnish:
lähetin
— piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
Marathi:
ब्रॉडकास्टर
(brŏḍkāsṭar)
— piece of equipment used to transmit audio and/or video content, or messages, to be received by radios or televisions, over the internet, etc.
Arabic:
إِذَاعَة
(ʔiḏāʕa)
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Chinese Mandarin:
放送局
(fàngsòngjú)
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Dutch:
omroep
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Dutch:
zender
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Esperanto:
elsendanto
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Finnish:
lähetystoiminnan harjoittaja
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Finnish:
radioyhtiö
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Finnish:
televisioyhtiö
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
French:
radiodiffuseur
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
German:
Rundfunksender
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Greek:
ραδιοφωνία
(radiofonía)
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Indonesian:
lembaga penyiaran
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Italian:
telediffusore
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Japanese:
放送局
(hōsōkyoku)
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Korean:
방송국
(bangsongguk)
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Macedonian:
емитувач
(emituvač)
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Macedonian:
радиодифузе́р
(radiodifuzér)
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Māori:
rōpū whakapāho
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Marathi:
प्रसारक
(prasārak)
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Norwegian Bokmål:
kringkaster
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Polish:
nadawca
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Scottish Gaelic:
craoladair
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Spanish:
emisora
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Spanish:
televisora
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Turkish:
yayımcı
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Ukrainian:
мо́вник
(móvnyk)
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Urdu:
ناشر
(nāśir)
— organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting
Arabic:
مُذِيع
(muḏīʕ)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Arabic:
مُذِيعَة
(muḏīʕa)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Cebuano:
brodkaster
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Cebuano:
magsisibya
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Chinese Mandarin:
播報員 /播报员
(bōbàoyuán, bòbàoyuán)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Chinese Mandarin:
播音員 /播音员
(bōyīnyuán, bòyīnyuán)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Chinese Mandarin:
廣播員 /广播员
(guǎngbōyuán, guǎngbòyuán)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Chinese Mandarin:
主播
(zhǔbō, zhǔbò)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Esperanto:
elsendanto
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Finnish:
lähettäjä (sender)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Finnish:
levittäjä
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
German:
Sender
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
German:
Senderin
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Greek:
εκφωνητής
(ekfonitís)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Hebrew:
שַׁדְרָן
(šadrán)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Hebrew:
שַׁדְרָנִית
(šadranít)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Hungarian:
műsorvezető
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Indonesian:
angkasawan
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Macedonian:
емитувач
(emituvač)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Macedonian:
радиодифузе́р
(radiodifuzér)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Maltese:
xandar
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Maltese:
xandara
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Manx:
ym-skeaylleyder
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Māori:
kaiwhakapaoho
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Marathi:
प्रसारक
(prasārak)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Norwegian Bokmål:
kringkaster
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kringkastar
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Polish:
nadawca
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Polish:
nadawczyni
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Romanian:
crainic
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Romanian:
spicher
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Russian:
ди́ктор
(díktor)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Russian:
ди́кторша
(díktorša)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Russian:
телевизио́нщик
(televiziónščik)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Russian:
телевизио́нщица
(televiziónščica)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Scottish Gaelic:
craoladair
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Tagalog:
bródkaster
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Thai:
ผู้ประกาศ
(pûu-bprà-gàat)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Turkish:
yayımcı
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Urdu:
نَشر کار
(naśar kār)
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Vietnamese:
phát thanh viên
— person whose job it is to effect such broadcasts
Finnish:
yleislähetin
— piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network
Finnish:
lähetin
— piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network
Marathi:
ब्रॉडकास्टर
(brŏḍkāsṭar)
— piece of equipment used to transmit data over a computer network