speakerinen.
/spiːkəˈriːn/ A woman announcer on radio or television; a television hostess.
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co-host1908
announcer1922
newsreader1925
race-reader1926
newscaster1930
sportscaster1930
quizzee1933
school broadcaster1937
commentator1938
racecaster1938
sportcaster1938
femcee1940
record jockey1940
disc jockey1941
narrator1941
deejay1946
colourman1947
anchorman1948
host1948
jock1952
speakerine1957
presenter1959
linkman1960
anchorwoman1961
rock jock1961
anchor1962
jockey1963
voice-over1966
anchorperson1971
outside broadcaster1971
news anchor1975
talk-master1975
satcaster1982
1957 Manch. Guardian 19 Dec. 5/3 B.B.C. television viewers will see a programme..in which ten European countries will take part... The British contribution is to be the ‘finale’, in which Sylvia Peters is to introduce the women announcers—known as ‘speakerines’—of Europe.
1973 D. May Laughter in Djakarta v. 97 We're going to hear the news from this lovely speakerine?
1979 J. Rathbone Euro-killers ix. 96 He..turned on the television. A speakerine was announcing the programme.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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