anchorpersons

noun

variants or anchorpeople
plural of anchorperson
as in newscasters
one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program the new anchorperson did an admirable job of dealing with the late-breaking news story

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anchorpersons
  1. newscasters
  2. broadcasters
  3. reporters
  4. announcers
  5. anchors
  6. correspondents
  7. commentators
Noun
  • There’s something powerful—and, yes, stripped down—about seeing these politicians and newscasters without being able to hear their language.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
  • The group ventriloquized the voices of authority—parents, school principals, cops, military officers, judges, politicians, newscasters, Soviet apparatchiks—and turned them into expressions of mass insanity.
    — Andrew Katzenstein, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of newscasters
Noun
  • After holding steady last year while commercial broadcasters such as Canal+ and TF1 scaled back, the public broadcaster will reduce its investment in film by €5 million in 2026.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Once broadcasters enter the Pete Maher broadcast booth — named after the longtime, legendary Flames broadcaster — they’re treated to some of the best sight lines in the league for broadcasters.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of broadcasters
Noun
  • Authorities were not immediately sure what caused the crash, and Cordero-Stutz declined to answer additional questions from reporters.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Those game-changing swings don’t happen, Crow-Armstrong reminds reporters, without the teammates who extend the inning and create opportunities.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of reporters
Noun
  • Will Sammon spoke to the announcers who have shared the booth with Rose over the years.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Cantor is one of the most famous soccer announcers in the world, having called some 14 FIFA World Cups, including the very first Women’s World Cup final in 1991.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcers
Noun
  • Law Kar-ying, an accomplished Cantonese opera performer in real life, stars opposite Paw Hee-ching, whose casting anchors the film’s central relationship in lived experience of the art form.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The result is a restaurant that joins the Buffalo Bros sports bar and standby Babe’s Chicken Dinner House as Old Town anchors.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of anchors
Noun
  • While some war correspondents might dream of being embedded in the military, Stout wants to be a part of local communities.
    — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Our critics and correspondents on the forces transforming fashion, dining, and the arts—from Saudi Arabia to Paris, the White House to the Edinburgh Fringe.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of correspondents
Noun
  • The viral allegations—originating from fringe French commentators and later amplified by conservative commentator Candace Owens, claiming Macron’s real name is Jean-Michel Trogneux, who is, in fact, Macron’s brother.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of commentators
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“Anchorpersons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchorpersons. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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