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anchorperson

noun

Etymology

From anchor + person, by analogy with anchorman.

  1. derived from 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 — “mask”
  2. derived from persōna — “mask used by actor; role, part, character”
  3. derived from parsone
  4. inherited from persoun
  5. compounded as anchorperson — “anchor + person”

Definitions

  1. The primary reporter on a television news broadcast.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA