anchorwoman

English

Etymology

From anchor(man) +‎ -woman.

Noun

anchorwoman (plural anchorwomen)

1. A female anchorperson.
2. (athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.

Synonyms

• anchoress (informal)

Related terms

• anchor (also the runner)
• anchorman

Translations

female anchorperson

• Danish: programværtinde, tv-værtinde, studieværtinde
• French: speakerine (fr) f, présentatrice (fr) f
• German: TV-Moderatorin f, Moderatorin (de) f, TV-Chefsprecherin f, Chefsprecherin f, Anchorwoman (de) f
• Macedonian: води́телка f (vodítelka)
• Polish: prezenterka f, prowadząca f
• Romanian: prezentatoare (ro) f
• Russian: телеведу́щая (ru) f (televedúščaja)
• Serbo-Croatian: voditeljka f

female runner

• Finnish: ankkuri (fi)
• German: Schlussläuferin (de) f, Schlußläuferin (de) f (old spelling)
• Italian: frazionista f