podcast

noun

pod·​cast ˈpäd-ˌkast How to pronounce podcast (audio)
: a program (as of music or talk) made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet
podcast verb
podcaster noun

Examples of podcast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tap play above to listen to the full podcast, or read an excerpt below. Rachel Martin, NPR, 2 June 2024 Also Read 113 Musicians Predict the 2023 Baseball Season Stay tuned into all things Lipps Service by following the podcast on Instagram (@lippsservicepod), TikTok (@lippsservice) and YouTube (@LippsService). Spin Staff, SPIN, 2 June 2024 Other podcasts have worked around the lack of access. Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 1 June 2024 This Is Us costars — and That Was Us podcast co-hosts — Sterling K. Brown and Chris Sullivan. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for podcast 

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Word History

Etymology

iPod, trademark for a portable media player + broadcast

First Known Use

2004, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of podcast was in 2004

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Cite this Entry

“Podcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/podcast. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

podcast

noun
pod·​cast ˈpäd-ˌkast How to pronounce podcast (audio)
: a program made available digitally for automatic download over the Internet
podcast verb
podcaster noun

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