transmitter

 
Pronunciation: /tranzˈmɪtə, trɑːnz-, -ns-/

noun

  • a set of equipment used to generate and transmit electromagnetic waves carrying messages or signals, especially those of radio or television.
  • a person or thing that transmits something: reggae has established itself as the principal transmitter of the Jamaican language
  • short for neurotransmitter. glutamate is one among many dozens of transmitters