disseminator
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- noun
- /dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪtər/
:
diseminador
- Contemporary journalists expressed support for the adversarial role and dismissed the disseminator and populist mobilizer roles, while the interviewed traditional journalists endorsed the disseminator and mobilizer functions.
- disseminators of knowledge
- disseminators of information
- disseminator role
Examples
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Traditionally, teachers have been the primary disseminators of knowledge, and students have been the quiet recipients.
Academic text (1993) -
In the role of disseminator, the manager is able to communicate information to individuals internal to the organization.
Academic text (2002) -
The museum will not only display artifacts but also, ideally, convert Egypt into a research center and disseminator of scientific knowledge.
Academic text (2005) -
We designed the disseminator role based on its conceptualization and prior research on news dissemination.
Academic text (2016) -
Brian Cox and Simon Singh seem to be the principal disseminators, at least outside of Australia.
Blog text (3) -
In Europe, NATO and the Swiss Academy of Peace have been major players and disseminators of this discourse.
Academic text (2001) -
The liaison and disseminator roles are then followed by the monitor, resource allocator, and entrepreneur roles.
Academic text (2002) -
For example, new CAOs coming from a dean's level or below should be preparing for the leader, liaison, and disseminator roles.
Academic text (2002) -
Teachers must reshape classroom climates so that they become facilitators, rather than mere disseminators, of knowledge.
Academic text (1993) -
As a disseminator of information, the journalist played a crucial role in keeping the public informed during the crisis.
Synonyms
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A person who makes a subject easy to understand for many people
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A person who spreads news or ideas to other people
A person or group who makes something known to many people to promote it
Antonyms
How Widely
- Texting
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3.8
73
3.0
1
7.0
30
3.0
6
3.6
258
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
disseminator = disseminate (transparent) = disseminate + or
The agentive suffix '-or' is a standard, productive way to form 'one who X' from the verb 'disseminate'.
Etymology
Disseminator comes from the Latin parts dis- meaning 'apart' or 'abroad' and seminare meaning 'to sow'. Imagine a farmer sowing seeds across a field: a disseminator 'sows' news or ideas widely, which is why it means someone who spreads information to others.