Meanings
nounanchorperson (plural anchorpersons or anchorpeople)
plural anchorpersons · plural anchorpeople
- The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
Synonyms: anchor, news anchor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe primary reporter on a television news broadcast.
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nouna television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
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Broader
television reportertelevision newscasterTV reporter
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From anchor + person, by analogy with anchorman.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
anchorperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorperson
MLA
“anchorperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorperson. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anchorperson,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchorperson.
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