Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/December 20

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Word of the day
for December 20
broadcaster n
  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.

A happy 90th birthday to the BBC World Service, which is the world’s largest external broadcaster in terms of reception area, language selection, and audience reach. It was launched on 19 December 1932 as the “Empire Service”.

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