anchorperson
noun
an·chor·per·son
ˈaŋ-kər-ˌpər-sᵊn 
plural anchorpersons or anchorpeople
ˈaŋ-kər-ˌpē-pəl
: a broadcaster (as on a news program) who introduces reports by other broadcasters and usually reads the news : an anchorman or anchorwoman
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the new anchorperson did an admirable job of dealing with the late-breaking news story
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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.
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The sunny blonde GNN anchorperson would tell you about how someone was the recipient of a random act of kindness.
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Brian Lowry, CNN, 22 Oct. 2020
The sunny blonde GNN anchorperson would tell you about how someone was the recipient of a random act of kindness.
—Rita Wilson, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Feb. 2010
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“Anchorperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anchorperson. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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anchorperson
noun
an·chor·per·son
-ˌpər-sᵊn
: a broadcaster who reads the news and introduces the reports of other broadcasters
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