Definition of coanchor
plural coanchors
or co-anchors
: a newscaster who shares the duties of anchoring a news broadcast
- The scene segues to a discussion between the program's coanchors and a bioethicist.
- —Michael Wolfert
- She had been with the show since 1984 and was rumored as a candidate to succeed Dan Rather, the anchorman of the CBS Evening News, or to join him as a co-anchor of the nightly newscast.
- —The Wall Street Journal
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coanchor
or co-anchor transitive verb coanchored or co-anchored; coanchoring or co-anchoring-
- … I was called to New York on a few hours' notice to co-anchor the show with Bob Schieffer.
- —Terence Smith
