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anchorwoman

[ ang-ker-woom-uhn ]

noun

Radio and Television.
plural anchorwomen.
  1. a woman who anchors a program of news, sports, etc.; anchor.


anchorwoman

/ ˈæŋəˌʊə /

noun

  1. sport the last woman in a team to compete, esp in a relay race
  2. Also calledanchorpresenter (in broadcasting) a woman in a central studio who links up and maintains contact with various outside camera units, reporters, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

Is it anchorwoman or anchorperson? See -woman.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anchorwoman1

First recorded in 1970–75; anchor(man) + -woman
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Example Sentences

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Ms. Bae, 40, a former anchorwoman for South Korean broadcaster MBC, is in her first term as a lawmaker.

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The Ramallah-based anchorwoman on the split screen began to weep.

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Mr. Trump later responded by launching assorted colorful criticisms of the anchorwoman.

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As a candidate, the former Fox TV anchorwoman was all in on former President Trump and his Big Lie about the 2020 election being stolen.

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“This verdict is a victory for American society,” one anchorwoman with Fuji-TV said at the time.

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