Definition of Anchorman

1. Noun. A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute.


Definition of Anchorman

1. Noun. The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news. ¹

2. Noun. (athletics) The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last. ¹

3. Noun. The person on a ship in charge of the anchor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anchorman

1. [n ANCHORMEN]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anchorman

anchoret
anchoretism
anchorets
anchorhold
anchorin
anchoring
anchoring villus
anchorite
anchorites
anchoritess
anchoritesses
anchoritic
anchoritically
anchorless
anchorlike
anchorman
anchormen
anchorpeople
anchorperson
anchorpersons
anchors
anchorwoman
anchorwomen
anchos
anchour
anchours
anchoveta
anchovetas
anchovetta
anchovettas

Literary usage of Anchorman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Select Pleas in the Court of Admiralty by Great Britain High Court of Admiralty, Reginald Godfrey Marsden (1897)
"(in common form) . . . propounds in law That the said captain, master, boatswains, anchorman, sailors, and mariners of the said ships, in the year of our ..."

2. Essays on Strategy 12 edited by John N. Petrie (1996)
"As reports came in from NBC that the missiles had chemical warheads and casualties are seen being rushed to hospitals, anchorman Tom Brokaw, breaking out of ..."

3. Racial and Ethnic Tensions in American Communities: Poverty, Inequality edited by Mary Frances Berry (2000)
"Now, I work as a news television anchorman and reporter at Channel 18, ... First of all I would like to express my philosophy as a news anchorman and ..."

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