French Conversation · Level 133
30 words
French word
émetteur
Pronunciation
IPA/emetœʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nounsender
Example
L'émetteur de ce message est inconnu.
The sender of this message is unknown.
More examples
L'émetteur du courriel n'a pas précisé son nom.
The sender of the email did not specify their name.
Core concept
A source that sends a signal outward to a receiver, whether the source is a device or a person.
Common phrases
l'émetteur du message
sender of the message
l'émetteur du courriel
sender of the email
adresse de l'émetteur
sender's address
Similar words
expéditeur: A person or company that sends a letter, parcel, or email.
source: The origin or place from which radio waves or information come.
Definition in French
Appareil ou individu chargé d'émettre des ondes ou de transmettre des messages vers d'autres récepteurs.
Word origin
Émetteur comes from French émettre with the agent suffix -eur, and émettre descends from Latin emittere, meaning to send out.
Usage tips
- In technical contexts, émetteur usually means transmitter, while expéditeur is the usual word for the sender of a letter or parcel.
Other meanings
- transmitternoun
Opposites
- destinatairerecipientnoun