Hypertext Webster Gateway: "transmitter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Transmitter \Trans*mit"ter\, n.
One who, or that which, transmits; specifically, that portion
of a telegraphic or telephonic instrument by means of which a
message is sent; -- opposed to {receiver}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
transmitter
n 1: someone who transmits a message; "return to sender" [syn: {sender}]
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" [syn: {vector}]
3: set used to broadcast radio or tv signals [syn: {sender}]
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