What does anchorperson mean?

Definitions for anchorperson
ˈæŋ kərˌpɜr sənan·chor·per·son

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anchor, anchorman, anchorpersonnoun

    a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

GCIDE

  1. anchorpersonnoun

    an anchorman or anchorwoman.. The anchorperson usually begins the broadcast, discusses certain topics, and introduces new topics, which may be discussed by other reprorters, especially when the report is recorded or broadcast from a location other than the main broadcast studio.

Wiktionary

  1. anchorpersonnoun

    The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.

Wikipedia

  1. anchorperson

    A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. They may also be a working journalist, assisting in the collection of news material and may, in addition, provide commentary during the program. News presenters most often work from a television studio or radio studio, but may also present the news from remote locations in the field related to a particular major news event.

ChatGPT

  1. anchorperson

    An anchorperson, also known as a news anchor, is a professional broadcaster who presents news stories on television, radio, or the internet. They are typically the main presenter of a news program and help provide context, updates, and continuity to the reporting. Their work can include introducing reporters, reading prepared scripts, interviewing guests, and providing analysis or commentary on news events.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anchorperson in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anchorperson in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of anchorperson in a Sentence

  1. Joe Keenan:

    There are, however, people in this world who seldom pick up a newspaper, people who, when watching television, sneer in displeasure and change channels at the first glimpse of an anchorperson. While such willfully uninformed citizens are rare, emerging from seclusion only to serve on juries in trials of great national significance, they do exist.

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