anchorperson

an·chor·per·son

A0285500 (ăng′kər-pûr′sən)n. An anchorman or an anchorwoman.

anchorperson

(ˈæŋkəˌpɜːsən) nthe primary reporter on a news television broadcast

an•chor

(ˈæŋ kər)

n. 1. a heavy device dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for restraining the motion of a vessel or other floating object. 2. any similar device for holding fast or checking motion. 3. a person or thing that can be relied on for support, stability, or security; mainstay. 4. the main broadcaster on a program of news, sports, etc. 5. a television program that attracts many viewers who are likely to stay tuned for the programs that follow. 6. a well-known store, esp. a department store, that attracts customers to the shopping center in which it is located. 7. Also, anchorman. a. the person on a sports team, esp. a relay team, who competes last. b. the person farthest to the rear on a tug-of-war team. 8. anchors, Slang. the brakes of an automobile. v.t. 9. to hold fast by an anchor. 10. to fix or fasten; affix firmly: to anchor a button to a sleeve. 11. to act or serve as a radio or television anchor for: to anchor the evening news. v.i. 12. to drop anchor; lie or ride at anchor. 13. to keep hold or be firmly fixed. 14. to act or serve as a radio or television anchor. Idioms: at anchor, kept in place by an anchor. [before 900; Old English ancor, ancer < Latin an-c(h)ora < Greek ánkȳra] an′chor•a•ble, adj. an′chor•like`, adj.

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anchorperson - a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contributeanchorman, anchortelevision newscaster, television reporter, TV newsman, TV reporter - someone who reports news stories via television