Definition of TRANSMITTER

transmitter

Plural: transmitters

Noun

  • someone who transmits a message
  • any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
    • "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"
  • set used to broadcast radio or tv signals
  • One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).
  • An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.

Origin / Etymology

From transmit + -er.

Synonyms

sender, vector

Scrabble Score: 13

transmitter: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
transmitter: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
transmitter: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

transmitter: valid Words With Friends Word