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

3

: moderator sense 1a

Examples of anchorman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Longtime anchorman John DeLuca announced his departure from Providence television station ABC6 after nearly 27 years. —Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 9 Jan. 2026

Also at the station was anchorman Snyder – Friendly would soon produce Snyder’s late-night Tomorrow Show for NBC. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026

The anchorman, 69, has been with CBS Miami for 25 years, and a journalist for close to five decades. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for anchorman

• businessman
• canavan
• caravan
• constantan
• dragoman
• fisherman
• handyman
• harmattan
• journeyman
• marianne
• middleman
• minivan

Kids Definition

anchorman

noun

an·​chor·​man ˈaŋ-kər-ˌman 

1

: one who competes or is placed last

2

: an anchorperson who is a man