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anchorperson

noun
an·​chor·​per·​son | \ -ËŒpÉ™r-sᵊn How to pronounce anchorperson (audio) \

Definition of anchorperson

: an anchorman or anchorwoman
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Synonyms for anchorperson

Synonyms

anchor, newscaster, newsreader [chiefly British]

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Examples of anchorperson in a Sentence

the new anchorperson did an admirable job of dealing with the late-breaking news story

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 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, "Why Being Nice Is In," 14 Feb. 2010

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First Known Use of anchorperson

1972, in the meaning defined above

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