anchorman

See also: Anchorman and anchor man

English

Etymology

From anchor +‎ man. Senses 1 and 4 derive from sense 2, sense 3 is literal.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

anchorman (plural anchormen)

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

   Synonym: anchor

2. (athletics) The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.
3. (nautical) The person on a ship in charge of the anchor. [10th or 11th century]
4. (blackjack) The last player in sequence, seated furthest to the right of the dealer.

Coordinate terms

• anchor
• anchorperson
• anchorwoman, anchoress (informal)

Translations

TV host — see also anchor

• Afrikaans: please add this translation if you can
• Arabic: مُذِيع أَخْبَار m (muḏīʕ ʔaḵbār), قَارِئ أَخْبَار m (qāriʔ ʔaḵbār), مُقَدِّم أَخْبَار m (muqaddim ʔaḵbār), مُذِيع m (muḏīʕ)
• Catalan: presentador (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 主持人 (zh) (zhǔchírén)

• Danish: programvært c, ankermand c, tv-vært (da) c, TV-vært (da) c, studievært c
• Dutch: nieuwslezer (nl) m, nieuwsanker (nl) m
• Finnish: juontaja (fi), uutisankkuri (fi), ankkuri (fi)
• Indonesian: please add this translation if you can
• Italian: anchorman m
• Polish: gospodarz (pl) m, prezenter (pl) m, prowadzący m
• Romanian: prezentator (ro) m
• Serbo-Croatian: voditelj (sh) m, водитељ m
• Thai: หัวเรี่ยวหัวแรง (th) (hŭa rîeow hŭa raeng)
• Turkish: spiker (tr)
• Vietnamese: dẫn chương trình truyền hình

runner

• Finnish: ankkuri (fi)
• German: Schlussläufer (de) m, Schlußläufer (de) m (old spelling)
• Italian: frazionista m or f
• Tagalog: huling mananakbo

nautical: person in charge of the anchor

• Finnish: ankkurimies
• Latin: proreta m
• Old English: ancormann m
• Polish: kotwicowy (pl) m

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English anchorman.

Noun

anchorman m (invariable)

1. anchorman

   Synonym: conduttore di telegiornale