transmitter

noun

set used to broadcast radio or tv signals

any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease

someone who transmits a message

Roots

transtrans- · Latin · across, over mitto-mit · Latin · send

Synonyms for transmitter

transceiver sendern receivern telautographyadj

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The word transmitter breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: trans-, from Latin trans (“across, over”); and -mit, from Latin mitto (“send”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.