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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The anchorman, 69, has been with CBS Miami for 25 years, and a journalist for close to five decades.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
At one point, the anchorman Walter Cronkite appears on a neighbor’s TV, reporting on the expansion of the war to Cambodia; later, sounds of combat issue from a TV documentary that J.B. is watching.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
His satirical conservative anchorman then crawled out from behind the Late Show desk and basked in the corresponding cheers as the Colbert Report theme song played.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
There was a crucial change in midfield midway through the tournament, with Zito — a defensive-minded, positionally solid anchorman — coming in for the more adventurous Dino.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
At one point, the anchorman Walter Cronkite appears on a neighbor’s TV, reporting on the expansion of the war to Cambodia; later, sounds of combat issue from a TV documentary that J.B. is watching.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
His satirical conservative anchorman then crawled out from behind the Late Show desk and basked in the corresponding cheers as the Colbert Report theme song played.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
There was a crucial change in midfield midway through the tournament, with Zito — a defensive-minded, positionally solid anchorman — coming in for the more adventurous Dino.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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“Anchorman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anchorman. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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