newsreader

[ nooz-ree-der, nyooz- ]
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nounChiefly British.
  1. a person who presents the news on a radio or television news broadcast; newscaster.

Origin of newsreader

1
First recorded in 1920–25; news + reader

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How to use newsreader in a sentence

  • The regular anchor was out on maternity leave, so the woman with the title “newsreader” was conducting the interview.

    The Uh-Oh Interview | Nicolle Wallace | September 28, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for newsreader

newsreader

/ (ˈnjuːzˌriːdə) /


noun
  1. a news announcer on radio or television

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