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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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of newsreader

First recorded in 1920–25; news + reader


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A prominent actress and survivor of child sexual abuse has criticised disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards for competing at this year's National Eisteddfod, claiming that, had he won, it would have been "catastrophic".

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

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

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

From BBC ● May 2, 2024

Across the country the Russian tricolour is flying at half mast, entertainment and sports events have been cancelled, TV newsreaders are wearing black.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 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

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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