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anchorperson

noun

ˈaŋ-kər-ˌpər-sᵊn

Definition of anchorperson

as in newscaster

one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program the new anchorperson did an admirable job of dealing with the late-breaking news story

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Recent Examples of anchorperson But the hurdles used to prolong her rise grow tedious and predictable, as if some unseen producer was prodding the anchorperson to fill dead air. — Brian Lowry, CNN, 22 Oct. 2020

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Noun

Veteran newscaster George Stephanopoulos, who attended the ceremony alongside his Good Morning America cohosts Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan, provided his own account of the vows on the Saturday morning broadcast of the morning news show.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 July 2026
Murder at The Hawaii Theatre alongside KHON-TV Hawaii newscaster Joe Moore.

— Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026

Definition of newscaster

Noun

And then there are other analysts and reporters, such as Mark Clattenburg, Geoff Shreeves, Alex Aljoe and Katie Shanahan.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
There seems little chance that Times reporters will be in jail cells anytime soon; judges are unlikely to order that extreme step this early in the legal process.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026

Definition of reporter

Noun

More than 10 residential buildings were covered by the falling rocks, the outlet reported, citing local state broadcaster CCTV.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
An area near Qeshm Island, inside the strait, was also targeted, according to Iran's state-run broadcaster, IRIB.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

Definition of broadcaster

Noun

Bouncing between announcers in a booth and on the field limited the show’s momentum for what is arguably sports’ last great exhibition.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026
The stadium announcer did not provide any guidance, and the big screen did not show the replay.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

Definition of announcer

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