transmitter
noun
trans·mit·ter tran(t)s-ˈmi-tər 
tranz-;
ˈtran(t)s-ˌmi-,
ˈtranz- : one that transmits: such as
a
: an apparatus for transmitting radio or television signals
b
: neurotransmitter
Example Sentences
Mosquitoes are the main transmitters of the disease.
Recent Examples on the Web The key transmitter on the new probe and its instruments, including magnetometers and spectrometers, would be many times more powerful than their 1977 equivalents. 
Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022 But the transmitter was implanted by Zoo Miami surgeons and the X-rays were taken at the zoo's animal hospital. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 Work has already been done on the KHTX radar, the weather service said, including installing a new signal processor and retooling the transmitter. Leigh Morgan, al, 23 Aug. 2022 It was located by a tracking transmitter, which had been previously implanted in the young, female python as part of a study by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department and the U.S. Geological Survey. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 For sites like this, adding a transmitter shouldn't be so daunting. Ori Mor, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 In addition to struggles with making over-the-air charging feasible for homes (Ossia worked to create a smaller transmitter, for example), there are regulatory obstacles in the US. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2022 Turning off a transmitter could potentially increase the danger of a collision when vessels are traveling through busy waters. Bob Ortega, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 In 2015, Anchor managed to trap one at Sand Ridge Nature Center in South Holland and have Brookfield Zoo veterinarians surgically implant a transmitter. Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2022 See More
Tom Metcalfe, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2022 But the transmitter was implanted by Zoo Miami surgeons and the X-rays were taken at the zoo's animal hospital. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 Work has already been done on the KHTX radar, the weather service said, including installing a new signal processor and retooling the transmitter. Leigh Morgan, al, 23 Aug. 2022 It was located by a tracking transmitter, which had been previously implanted in the young, female python as part of a study by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department and the U.S. Geological Survey. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 For sites like this, adding a transmitter shouldn't be so daunting. Ori Mor, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 In addition to struggles with making over-the-air charging feasible for homes (Ossia worked to create a smaller transmitter, for example), there are regulatory obstacles in the US. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2022 Turning off a transmitter could potentially increase the danger of a collision when vessels are traveling through busy waters. Bob Ortega, CNN, 24 Mar. 2022 In 2015, Anchor managed to trap one at Sand Ridge Nature Center in South Holland and have Brookfield Zoo veterinarians surgically implant a transmitter. Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1727, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
transmitter
noun
trans·mit·ter trans-ˈmi-tər
1
: someone or something that transmits something
2
: the part of a telephone that includes the mouthpiece and a device that picks up sound waves and sends them over the wire
3
: a device that sends out radio or television signals
Medical Definition
transmitter
noun
trans·mit·ter -ˈmit-ər
: one that transmits
specifically : neurotransmitter