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Transmitter

noun

Someone who transmits a message. Synonym: sender.

Any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease. Synonym: vector. "Fleas are vectors of the plague" , "Aphids are transmitters of plant diseases" , "When medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"

Set used to broadcast radio or tv signals. Synonym: sender.

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"Transmitter" Quotes from Famous Books

... wait a minute, Bingle," came Mr. Force's agitated voice through the transmitter. "For heaven's sake, don't fly off the handle like this. I—I thought I was acting for the best interests of every one. I was only trying to ...

— Mr. Bingle • George Barr McCutcheon

... that's cutting the mustard," he murmured sotto voce, "and there goes another bright day-dream." Unknown to himself, he spoke directly into the transmitter, and Shirley, clinging half hopefully to the receiver at the other end of the wire, heard him— caught every inflection of the words, commonplace enough, but freighted with the pathos of Bryce's ...

— The Valley of the Giants • Peter B. Kyne

... dearest hopes seem blighted and despair looms into view, Set your jaw and whisper grimly, "Though they're false, yet I'll be true." Never let your heart grow bitter; With your lips to Hope's transmitter, Hear Love's songbirds bravely twitter, ...

— It Can Be Done - Poems of Inspiration • Joseph Morris

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