anchor
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈæŋkər/
- Literature
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presentador de noticias
- We'll be right back with CBS News anchor John Dickerson.
- a news anchor
- a television anchor
We'll be right back with CBS News anchor John Dickerson.
- We'll be right back with CBS News anchor John Dickerson.
- And now the former long time TV news anchor in Arizona joins me today.
- So ABC footage was released from a hot mic of anchor Amy Robach.
- If only this Fox News anchor had some source at Fox News.
- But he said this anchor who I admired at another network was smart.
- My guests are CBS News anchor John Dickerson and comedian Mike Biglia.
- And he just got a job as a news anchor at Newsmax.
- Jersey Norrington sounds like, sounds like an anchor or porn name.
Examples
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We'll be right back with chief general news anchor for CNBC, Shep Smith.
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Now, a special report from a WIXB news anchor.
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What former anchor at Fox has gone on to do anything?
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The popular formation, however, is that the anchor delivers the news.
Fiction book (2001) -
Well, I, I became a news anchor at NPR eventually.
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And he just got a job as a news anchor at Newsmax.
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She's the anchor on the show.
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Former Buffalo News anchor, Evan Baxter, takes office tomorrow to make good on a lofty campaign promise.
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In 2006, months before going on air, Al Jazeera English hired Dave Marash, a former anchor for NBC Nightline.
Academic text (2012) -
She is the main anchor for the evening news, ensuring smooth transitions between reports.
Synonyms
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2.6
A person who introduces radio or TV programs, reads news, and gives live commentary at events
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2.9
A person who reads the news on TV or radio
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2.7
A person who hosts a TV or radio show and introduces guests
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4.1
A male television news host who introduces reports and links stories
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5.7
A woman who presents and brings together news on TV or radio
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2.7
A person who speaks on television to introduce programs and give information
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2.8
A person who reads the news on television or radio
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5.3
A person who presents a TV news show and introduces news stories
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2.8
A person who introduces TV programs and gives information to viewers
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2.7
A person who reads the news on radio or television
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4.6
A person who presents a TV or radio show and talks to guests
A person who presents and reports news on television
Compounds
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3.4
A heavy chain or strong rope that connects a boat to the metal piece that holds it in place
- Specialized
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6.5
A heavy cloth pulled behind a boat to slow drift and keep the front facing the wind
- Specialized
A heavy object that holds a buoy or marker on the bottom of the water
- Specialized
A heavy metal device with a bowl-shaped head that digs into soft sea floor to hold boats
- Specialized
A small metal tool with several hooks that holds a small boat on rocky or weedy sea bottom
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word anchor comes from the old Greek ankura 'hook', and by a simple picture a TV or radio anchor 'holds' the whole show together, just like an anchor keeps a boat steady.