coanchor
noun
co·an·chor
| \ ˈkō-ˌaŋ-kər
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variants:
or co-anchor
plural coanchors
or co-anchors
Definition of coanchor
: a newscaster who shares the duties of anchoring a news broadcast
The scene segues to a discussion between the program's coanchors and a bioethicist.— Michael Wolfert She had been with the show since 1984 and was rumored as a candidate to succeed Dan Rather, the anchorman of the CBS Evening News, or to join him as a co-anchor of the nightly newscast. — The Wall Street Journal
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Examples of coanchor in a Sentence
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In the first 48 hours of 2018, Hoda Kotb took her seat beside Savannah Guthrie as the coanchor of Today, replacing the disgraced and dismissed Matt Lauer. — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, "9 Times Being a Woman in 2018 Was Genuinely Powerful," 30 Oct. 2018 In June 2011, she was promoted to the coveted coanchor spot. — Rose Minutaglio, Country Living, "Ann Curry Opens Up About Life After 'Today'," 24 Jan. 2018 There will be five moderators for the two nights, including Today coanchor Savannah Guthrie, NBC Nightly News host Lester Holt, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, and Noticias Telemundo host José Diaz-Balart. — Samantha Leach, Glamour, "What to Expect From the Six Female Candidates Taking the Stage at the Democratic Debates," 26 June 2019 This means being the first all-female coanchor team in Today’s 66-year history. — Anna Peele, Marie Claire, "Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb Reflect on Their Historic Year at Today," 28 Nov. 2018 Glamour’s Women of the Year Summit celebrated all things empowering at Spring Studios this weekend, gathering stars like Today’s coanchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb with Mindy Kaling, Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart, and model Ashley Graham. — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, "Glamour’s Women of the Year Awards Were a Stylish Celebration of Female Empowerment," 13 Nov. 2018 In the first 48 hours of 2018, Hoda Kotb took her seat beside Savannah Guthrie as the coanchor of Today, replacing the disgraced and dismissed Matt Lauer. — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, "9 Times Being a Woman in 2018 Was Genuinely Powerful," 30 Oct. 2018 And former 20/20 coanchor Elizabeth Vargas is devoting the May 29 episode of her new A&E series, Cults and Extreme Belief, to the Jehovah’s Witnesses. — David Gambacorta, Philly.com, "Suspect in Jehovah's Witness child sex abuse case arrested," 24 May 2018 By July 2015 Champion became a SportsCenter anchor, moving to SportsCenter Coast-to-Coast as a coanchor to join David Lloyd in February 2016. — Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE.com, "ESPN's Cari Champion Wants to Provide a 'Touch Base' for Women with New espnW Series Be Honest," 27 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coanchor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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