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newsreader

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

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. a person who presents the news news on a radio or television news 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

Etymology

Origin of newsreader

First recorded in 1920–25; news + reader

Example Sentences

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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.

From BBC

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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