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newsreader

American  
[nooz-ree-der, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌri dər, ˈnjuz- /

noun

Chiefly British.
  • newsreaders
    plural
  1. a person who presents the news on a radio or television news broadcast; newscaster.


newsreader British  
/ ˈnjuːzˌriːdə /

noun

  1. a news announcer on radio or television

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of newsreader

First recorded in 1920–25; news + reader

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Doc Martin actor Martin Clunes has opened up on the challenges of portraying former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards.

From BBC Mar. 17, 2026

His defiant statement was read by a newsreader on Iranian state television.

From Salon Mar. 12, 2026

His message was instead read out by a newsreader.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

The 39-year-old newsreader and journalist has now spoken about the impact of the "intrusive and intimidating" behaviour that left her feeling terrified.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

As Shadow passed it he noticed that the newsreader was grinning and winking at him.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Last year, Edwards defended himself against criticism that newsreaders are overpaid relative to their workload, after a debate about how difficult it is to use an autocue to read a pre-written script.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2023

Ofcom said: "We are investigating whether this programme broke our rules, which prevent politicians from acting as newsreaders, unless exceptionally, it is editorially justified."

From BBC Jul. 3, 2023

And we are just redeploying those familiar faces who are not newsreaders, they’re actual journalists.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2023

The Captioning Group has compiled the list since 2016 by surveying the words and names most often mangled on live television by newsreaders, politicians, public figures and others.

From Seattle Times Dec. 6, 2022

My brother Patroclos and I were told that we would be attached to the section producing the broadcasts in Greek directed towards occupied Greece, acting as translators, editors and newsreaders.

From The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view by Norman F. Joly

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