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an·chor·per·son
(ăng′kər-pûr′sən)n.
An anchorman or an anchorwoman.
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anchorperson
(ˈæŋkəˌpɜːsən)n
the primary reporter on a news television broadcast
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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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| Noun | 1. |  anchorperson - a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contributetelevision newscaster, television reporter, TV newsman, TV reporter - someone who reports news stories via television |
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