Added 10 October 2026
televisor
noun
In Latin: none, coined in 1888 Coined: 1888, by John Logie Baird Wiktionary
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- A television set. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} A (later partly) mechanical such apparatus, largely superseded during the 1930s by wholly electronic ones; originally and especially, one designed and patented by the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird (1888–1936).
- A (later partly) mechanical such apparatus, largely superseded during the 1930s by wholly electronic ones; originally and especially, one designed and patented by the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird (1888–1936).
- One who works in the television industry, e.g., a presenter, broadcaster, or telecaster.
Origin
Probably partly from televis(ion) + -or, and partly (in senses 2 and 3) from televise + -or. Appears to have been coined by the Scottish inventor John Logie Baird (1888–1936) in 1926 or earlier. A genericized trademark.
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