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transmitter

trans·mit·ter

US/træˈnsmɪtɜr/ fairly common

noun

1.

someone who transmits a message

  • “return to sender”
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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”
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3.

set used to broadcast radio or tv signals

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Origin

From transmit + -er.

Phrases

  • arc transmitter
  • carbon transmitter
  • emergency location transmitter
  • emergency locator transmitter
  • infinity transmitter
  • radio transmitter

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