"anchorman" meaning in English

See anchorman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anchorman.wav Forms: anchormen [plural]
Etymology: From anchor + man. Senses 1 and 4 derive from sense 2, sense 3 is literal. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|anchor|man}} anchor + man Head templates: {{en-noun|anchormen}} anchorman (plural anchormen)
  1. (television, radio) The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news. Categories (topical): Radio, Television, Broadcasting Synonyms: anchor Translations (TV host — see also anchor): مُذِيع أَخْبَار (muḏīʕ ʔaḵbār) [masculine] (Arabic), قَارِئ أَخْبَار (qāriʔ ʔaḵbār) [masculine] (Arabic), مُقَدِّم أَخْبَار (muqaddim ʔaḵbār) [masculine] (Arabic), مُذِيع (muḏīʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), presentador [masculine] (Catalan), 主持人 (zhǔchírén) (Chinese Mandarin), programvært [common-gender] (Danish), ankermand [common-gender] (Danish), tv-vært [common-gender] (Danish), TV-vært [common-gender] (Danish), studievært [common-gender] (Danish), nieuwslezer [masculine] (Dutch), nieuwsanker [masculine] (Dutch), juontaja (Finnish), uutisankkuri (Finnish), ankkuri (Finnish), anchorman [masculine] (Italian), gospodarz [masculine] (Polish), prezenter [masculine] (Polish), prowadzący [masculine] (Polish), prezentator [masculine] (Romanian), voditelj [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), водитељ [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), หัวเรี่ยวหัวแรง (hŭa rîeow hŭa raeng) (Thai), spiker (Turkish), dẫn chương trình truyền hình (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-anchorman-en-noun-gbS2b5xn Disambiguation of Broadcasting: 54 13 14 20 Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television Disambiguation of 'TV host — see also anchor': 43 23 23 12
  2. (athletics) The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last. Categories (topical): Athletics, Male people Translations (runner): ankkuri (Finnish), Schlussläufer [masculine] (German), Schlußläufer (note: old spelling) [masculine] (German), frazionista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), huling mananakbo (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-anchorman-en-noun-gJ~X4WNY Disambiguation of Male people: 0 47 1 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 55 24 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 53 21 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 61 18 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 68 14 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 9 53 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 52 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 7 63 14 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 57 20 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 53 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 57 21 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 65 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 9 65 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 51 16 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 14 44 24 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 46 18 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 9 53 17 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 9 52 18 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 54 17 21 Topics: athletics, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'runner': 0 100 0 0
  3. (nautical) The person on a ship in charge of the anchor. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: person in charge of the anchor): ankkurimies (Finnish), proreta [masculine] (Latin), ancormann [masculine] (Old English), kotwicowy [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-anchorman-en-noun-Y8cCqgeD Categories (other): Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 6 33 47 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 5 32 46 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 5 33 47 15 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: person in charge of the anchor': 4 3 88 5
  4. (blackjack) The last player in sequence, seated furthest to the right of the dealer. Categories (topical): Male people
    Sense id: en-anchorman-en-noun-orlmVvm5 Disambiguation of Male people: 0 47 1 52 Topics: blackjack, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: anchor, anchorperson, anchorwoman, anchoress [informal]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(television, radio) The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news."
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        "(athletics) The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last."
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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        "The person on a ship in charge of the anchor."
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        "(nautical) The person on a ship in charge of the anchor."
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      "glosses": [
        "The last player in sequence, seated furthest to the right of the dealer."
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        "(blackjack) The last player in sequence, seated furthest to the right of the dealer."
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        "blackjack",
        "games"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "muḏīʕ ʔaḵbār",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُذِيع أَخْبَار"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qāriʔ ʔaḵbār",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "muqaddim ʔaḵbār",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُقَدِّم أَخْبَار"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "muḏīʕ",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "presentador"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǔchírén",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "word": "主持人"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "programvært"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ankermand"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tv-vært"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "TV-vært"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "studievært"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nieuwslezer"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nieuwsanker"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "word": "juontaja"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "word": "uutisankkuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "word": "ankkuri"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anchorman"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gospodarz"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prezenter"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prowadzący"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prezentator"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voditelj"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "водитељ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hŭa rîeow hŭa raeng",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "word": "หัวเรี่ยวหัวแรง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "word": "spiker"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "TV host — see also anchor",
      "word": "dẫn chương trình truyền hình"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "runner",
      "word": "ankkuri"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "runner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schlussläufer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "old spelling",
      "sense": "runner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schlußläufer"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "runner",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "frazionista"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "runner",
      "word": "huling mananakbo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical: person in charge of the anchor",
      "word": "ankkurimies"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "nautical: person in charge of the anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "proreta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "nautical: person in charge of the anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ancormann"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "nautical: person in charge of the anchor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kotwicowy"
    }
  ],
  "word": "anchorman"
}

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