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
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Recent Examples of newsreader
In 2005, Roberts was promoted from newsreader to co-anchor of Good Morning America.
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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 Paul Greengrass’s film News of the World, for instance, Tom Hanks plays a traveling newsreader whose attempt to return a girl to her family doubles as a tour of a country whose divisions look like clear roots to some of our current national troubles.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 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Meanwhile, the anchors of the unwatched NBC and ABC nightly newscasts have been replaced by even less likable newsreaders.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
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 Paul Greengrass’s film News of the World, for instance, Tom Hanks plays a traveling newsreader whose attempt to return a girl to her family doubles as a tour of a country whose divisions look like clear roots to some of our current national troubles.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 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Meanwhile, the anchors of the unwatched NBC and ABC nightly newscasts have been replaced by even less likable newsreaders.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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for newsreader
Noun
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Most entertaining newscasters in the biz.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Feb. 2026
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Tessa Thompson toplines as Anna, an Atlanta newscaster who has fallen into a life of reclusivity, until a murder in her nearby hometown sends her back in hopes of finding answers — and returning to her cushy gig as the face of her network.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The recommendations were approved by 47 votes in favor, with two opposing votes and one abstention, Haberturk broadcaster reported.—
Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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But maybe Hill, always heralded as one of football’s great innovators, was ahead of his time in another sense, as the first broadcaster-official.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Another Network reporter pointed out the songs were not performed in their entirety.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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This recognition is greatly deserved, because Nick has owned this beat like no other reporter.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The announcers need to study intensely, learning details not only about an athlete, but what a particular sport means to the populace of a country halfway around the world.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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So when the public-address announcer called Ning Zhongyan’s name Thursday night at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, the scene felt slightly surreal.—
Rick Maese,
Washington Post,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This anchor of the shopping/dining/entertainment enclave of Northeast 13th Street became a buzzy eatery (and a brunch fave) when Kimberly Wong, Blaise McMackin and Scott Ojeda opened back in 2018 in a space shared with Warsaw Coffee Co.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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The retailer’s exit left Broadway Plaza without one of its key anchor stores.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Newsreader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newsreader. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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