newsreader

[nooz-ree-der, nyooz-]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a person who presents the news news on a radio or television news news broadcast; newscaster.

newsreader

/ ˈnjuːzˌriːdə /

noun

1. a news announcer on radio or television

Word History and Origins

Origin of newsreader¹

First recorded in 1920–25; news + reader

Example Sentences

The newsreader devoted all of 18 seconds to it, which means that most Russians will probably not view Monday's dramatic events as a significant development.

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During the programmes, the "host politicians acted as newsreaders, news interviewers or news reporters in sequences which clearly constituted news - including reporting breaking news events - without exceptional justification", according to Ofcom investigations last year.

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The problems did at least bring one delightful moment: A Radio 4 newsreader announcing the delay of a gig by US rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie.

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In five of those cases, the newsreader was paid more than £10,000 for each event.

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In time, the former newsreader referred to some of the material as “amazing” but it is not clear whether that meant the legal or illegal images.

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