as in newscaster
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 anchorperson But the hurdles used to prolong her rise grow tedious and predictable, as if some unseen producer was prodding the anchorperson to fill dead air. Brian Lowry, CNN, 22 Oct. 2020 The sunny blonde GNN anchorperson would tell you about how someone was the recipient of a random act of kindness. Rita Wilson, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Feb. 2010
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Noun
  • Ashley is a senior policy reporter for Ars Technica, dedicated to tracking social impacts of emerging policies and new technologies.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In a sketch during the Dec. 7 episode, hosted by Paul Mescal, SNL cast member Heidi Gardner plays a fictional BuzzFeed reporter on the red carpet for the debut of the Bob Dylan biopic, which stars Chalamet as the legendary folk musician.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The cheers rise and fall like waves as Trump glad-hands his way through the UFC announcers’ table and VIP section.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
  • His return to print journalism in 2008 coincided with his appointment as lead announcer for the GP2 world feed, which subsequently brought him to the attention of SPEED.
    Bruce Martin, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • With places like Miya as an anchor, my hope is that the restaurants that burned can rebuild and that the Altadena/Pasadena restaurant renewal can continue and become even stronger than before.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The Buckeyes’ defense has been consistently ferocious this season, providing an anchor for an offense that needed to find itself.
    Chris Branch, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Anchorperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anchorperson. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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