DISSEMINATOR Definition & Meaning

disseminator

[ dih-sem-uh-ney-ter ]

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noun

a person or thing that scatters or spreads something widely, often one that spreads information or ideas:
Students can help each other learn instead of relying on their teachers as the sole disseminators of knowledge.
Cattle trade movements can act as efficient disseminators of viruses to areas several hundred kilometers away.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of disseminator¹

First recorded in 1610–20; disseminat(e) ( def ) + -or ²( def )

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In his tenure at Fox News, Tucker Carlson was a prime disseminator of Great Replacement narratives, particularly those connecting it the next key element of 2024 gaslighting: the voter fraud myth.

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Prominent anti-vaxxer and misinformation disseminator Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been the butt of many late-night jokes since announcing his bid for the presidency last spring.

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It said the accusations were a "blatant smear campaign" and that Canada was a "downright liar and disseminator of false information".

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However, a memorandum filed Thursday by an attorney representing Baldwin said authorities are investigating three people suspected as “disseminators” of information tied to the case.

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Compared with Twitter, Trump and other famously prolific disseminators of English-language misinformation, the sources in Spanish are less predictable, more global and all but unchecked.

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