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
  • Hartman, a human resource specialist, watched in disbelief as newscasters ran footage of the destruction in New York and nearby Arlington, Virginia.
    — USA TODAY staff, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • As newscasters and viewers struggled to make sense of what many assumed was an appalling accident, United Flight 175 hit the south tower.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 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
  • The president was asked by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran.
    — DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In interviews with over two dozen residents of the Texas borderland, NYT reporters gave voice to personal accounts of the frustrations that many Latinos are feeling in the country.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of reporters
Noun
  • Hutton is among several local MLB announcers retiring, along with Mets’ Howie Rose, the Giants’ Mike Krukow and the Mariners’ Rick Rizzs.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For context, consider that only four announcers in MLB history (led by Vin Scully’s 67 years with the Dodgers dating back to their Brooklyn days) have broadcast for the same team for at least 50 seasons.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcers
Noun
  • Native Americans, in losing their land, lost the anchors of their worlds.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • They are proposed as generative anchors that shape the lawful ways a quantum object can appear, behave and relate.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of anchors
Noun
  • Moreover, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the annual gala celebration of the First Amendment, was held in April despite an intimidation campaign directed at some of those correspondents.
    — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Politico later reported that one of its correspondents also gained access.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 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 5 Oct. 2026.

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