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anchorman
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Anchorman
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an·chor·man
/
ˈæŋ
kərˌmæn, -mən
/
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[
ang
-ker-man, -m
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
an·chor·men
/
ˈæŋ
kərˌmɛn
,
-mən
/
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[
ang
-ker-men
,
-m
uh
n
]
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.
1.
Sports.
anchor
(
def 10
)
.
2.
Radio
and
Television.
a
man
who
anchors
a program of news, sports, etc.;
anchor
.
Origin:
1910–15
for def 1;
1955–60
for def 2;
anchor
+
man
1
Usage note
See
-man.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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anchorman
(ˈæŋkəmæn)
—
n
,
pl
-men
1.
sport
the last person in a team to compete, esp in a relay race
2.
anchor
, Also called:
presenter
(in broadcasting) a person in a central studio who links up and maintains contact with various outside camera units, reporters, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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