anchorman
noun
an·chor·man
ˈaŋ-kər-ˌman 
1
: a person who is last: such as
a
: the member of a team who competes last
the anchorman on a relay team
b
: the student who has the lowest scholastic standing in a graduating class
2
: a broadcaster (as on a news program) who introduces reports by other broadcasters and usually reads the news
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George and his father, Nick, a former TV anchorman who was then seventy-two, flew to southern Sudan in April, 2006, and sneaked into Darfur with a camera crew.
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Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
The more polished Kurtis added anchorman gravitas while hitting the streets to cover stories.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Irrespective of the strengths and weaknesses of Good Night, and Good Luck as theater, the personal commitment of Clooney, whose father is a former anchorman, seems heartfelt and impassioned.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The unusual combination of Kurtis, the quintessential anchorman, and Jacobson, a scrappy muckraker, became the yin and yang of local TV news, forming one of the most iconic teams in Chicago broadcast history.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jake Tapper, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
The more polished Kurtis added anchorman gravitas while hitting the streets to cover stories.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
Irrespective of the strengths and weaknesses of Good Night, and Good Luck as theater, the personal commitment of Clooney, whose father is a former anchorman, seems heartfelt and impassioned.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The unusual combination of Kurtis, the quintessential anchorman, and Jacobson, a scrappy muckraker, became the yin and yang of local TV news, forming one of the most iconic teams in Chicago broadcast history.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Anchorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anchorman. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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anchorman
noun
an·chor·man
ˈaŋ-kər-ˌman
1
: one who competes or is placed last
2
: an anchorperson who is a man
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