Synonyms of newsreader

newsreader

noun

ˈnüz-ˌrē-dər 

chiefly British

as in newscaster

one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program

the legendary BBC newsreader now has her own current affairs program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• newscaster
• broadcaster
• reporter
• announcer
• anchor
• commentator
• correspondent
• anchorperson
• journalist
• anchorwoman
• anchorman
• newsman
• coanchor
• interviewer
• newswoman
• newsperson
• stringer
• telecaster
• foreign correspondent
• newshound
• linkman
• newsie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of newsreader

In 2005, Roberts was promoted from newsreader to co-anchor of Good Morning America. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025

Director-general Tim Davie has previously said the BBC is reluctant to censor output, though the corporation did remove Huw Edwards content from iPlayer — including a Doctor Who episode that was re-edited — after the newsreader pleaded guilty to accessing child abuse images. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025

In September, the former newsreader was handed a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025

Meanwhile, the anchors of the unwatched NBC and ABC nightly newscasts have been replaced by even less likable newsreaders. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025