anchorwoman
Americannoun
noun
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sport the last woman in a team to compete, esp in a relay race
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Also called: anchor. presenter. (in broadcasting) a woman in a central studio who links up and maintains contact with various outside camera units, reporters, etc
Gender
Is it anchorwoman or anchorperson? See -woman.
Etymology
Origin of anchorwoman
First recorded in 1970–75; anchor(man) + -woman
Example Sentences
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Or is the ambitious Atlanta anchorwoman the victim of bad luck and bad people?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
The Ramallah-based anchorwoman on the split screen began to weep.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023
He is survived by his wife, Maria De Filippi, a lawyer who became a well-known television anchorwoman; three children, Camilla, Saverio and Gabriele; and four grandchildren.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Rose Ann Scamardella, an anchorwoman on “Eyewitness News” in New York, inspired Gilda Radner’s character Roseanne Roseannadanna on the “Weekend Update” news spoof segment of “Saturday Night Live.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2022
Suddenly, the anchorwoman said, “Charles and Marjorie Moss.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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