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emisor

transmitter

noun eh-mee-SOHR Rare
Communication Media

Also means

issuer

Usage Note

Emisor covers any entity that sends out a signal, broadcast, or financial instrument: a radio emisor, but also an emisor of bonds or currency. The feminine emisora (same meaning) is the more common form for a radio station specifically. The adjective use (banco emisor = 'issuing bank') is frequent in economic writing.

Examples

"El emisor de radio transmitía en frecuencia AM."

Natural Translation

The radio transmitter was broadcasting on AM frequency.

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