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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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Etymology

Origin of newsreader

First recorded in 1920–25; news + reader

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Diana Speed was a newsreader and on-screen continuity announcer at Grampian in the late 80s and 90s.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

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

From Salon Mar. 12, 2026

BBC newsreader Clive Myrie posted that he was "utterly devastated" by the news, describing Conroy as "a wonderful photojournalist and a wonderful human being".

From BBC Mar. 1, 2026

Former BBC Radio 2 newsreader and presenter Colin Berry has died at the age of 79.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2025

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

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

The four newsreaders have been attending a two-day preliminary hearing in central London, which concluded on Thursday.

From BBC May 2, 2024

The four newsreaders have all been presenters on the BBC's TV channels.

From BBC May 1, 2024

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

The Followup-To: header should contain the single word poster: Followup-To: poster Certain newsreaders will use this to sense that a reply should never be posted back onto The Net.

From Zen and the Art of the Internet by Kehoe, Brendan P.

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