noun

anchorman

anchorman, newsreader, presenter

He was a famous anchorman for the evening news.

He was a famous anchorman for the evening news.

((an anchorman)) a person who presents a news broadcast He was a famous anchorman.

Synonyms: newscaster, newsreader, presenter

A combination of 'anchor' (in the sense of a stabilising force) and 'man'. The term was coined to describe the central, coordinating newscaster.

Think of the 'anchor' of the news programme, holding all the different reports together.

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