anchorperson

noun

ˈaŋ-kər-ˌpər-sᵊn How to pronounce anchorperson (audio)
Definition of anchorpersonnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchorperson
  1. newscaster
  2. reporter
  3. broadcaster
  4. announcer
  5. anchor
Noun
  • Fabares starred on the ABC comedy Coach for eight seasons while earning a pair of Emmy nominations for playing Christine Armstrong, a TV newscaster and the girlfriend and then wife of Nelson’s college football coach, Hayden Fox.
    — Cheryl Cheng, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The newscaster then asked Percy — sporting a baseball cap, glasses, and a collared shirt — if people often mention their likeness.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of newscaster
Noun
  • When asked for comment, an MLB spokesman pointed The Athletic to Eddings’ comments to reporters following Friday’s game.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Kyla Guilfoil Kyla Guilfoil is a breaking news reporter on the politics team for NBC News Digital.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • Rescuers found two people dead Sunday, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The AfD has also called for changes to the region's public broadcaster and closer relations with Russia and the MAGA movement in the United States.
    — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of broadcaster
Noun
  • Many fans waved Spanish flags and chanted ‘Viva Espana (Long live Spain)’ as the stadium public-address announcer voiced support for the people of Ceuta.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Cantor is one of the most famous soccer announcers in the world, having called some 14 FIFA World Cups, including the very first Women’s World Cup final in 1991.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcer
Noun
  • Eventually, Yamada resurfaces with beer cans, lighters, sunglasses, two phones and a vape cartridge — but no anchor.
    — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But the focus on the anchor-outs’ relatively modest contribution to bay pollution is indicative of a broader tendency, by no means unique to Marin County, to blame homeless people for everything that goes wrong.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of anchor

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“Anchorperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchorperson. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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