anchorman

anchorman
anchorman (n.) "last man of a tug-of-war team," 1909, from ANCHOR (Cf. anchor) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.). Later, "one who runs last in a relay race" (1934). Transferred sense "host or presenter of a TV or radio program" is from 1958.

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  • Anchorman — [ˈæŋkəmæn] bezeichnet man eine im englischsprachigen Raum verbreitete Art von Moderator, siehe Moderator (Beruf) einen Film, siehe Anchorman – Die Legende von Ron Burgundy …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Anchorman — An chor*man ([a^][ng] k[ e]r*m[a^]n ), n. a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. Male correlate of {anchorwoman}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anchorman — Anchorman,der:1.⇨Moderator–2.⇨Nachrichtensprecher …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • anchorman — / æŋkəmæn/, it. / ankormɛn/ s. ingl. [comp. di anchor ancora2 e man uomo , propr. uomo àncora ], usato in ital. al masch. (massm.) [chi conduce un programma di largo ascolto] ▶◀ conduttore, presentatore, [in un notiziario] (iron.) mezzobusto, [in …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • anchorman — /ˈankormen, ingl. ˈæŋkəmæn/ [loc. ingl. d America, propr. «uomo àncora»] loc. sost. m. inv. conduttore, presentatore, intrattenitore, showman (ingl.) …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • anchorman — (or anchorwoman) ► NOUN ▪ a person who presents a live television or radio programme involving other contributors …   English terms dictionary

  • anchorman — [aŋ′kər man΄] n. pl. anchormen [aŋ′kərmen΄] a man or, occas., woman who anchors a team, newscast, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Anchorman — An|chor|man 〈[æ̣ŋkə(r)mæn] m.; od. s, men [ mən]; bes. TV〉 1. Moderator, Ansager 2. Schlüsselfigur [<engl. anchor „Anker“ + man „Mann“] * * * An|chor|man [ ɛŋkɐmɛn ], der; , …men […men] [engl. anchorman, aus: anchor = Anker u. man = Mann] …   Universal-Lexikon

  • anchorman — UK [ˈæŋkə(r)ˌmæn] / US [ˈæŋkərˌmæn] noun [countable] Word forms anchorman : singular anchorman plural anchormen UK [ˈæŋkə(r)ˌmen] / US [ˈæŋkərˌmen] American a male anchor on television or radio …   English dictionary

  • anchorman — {{#}}{{LM A02295}}{{〓}} {{[}}anchorman{{]}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.{{》}} {{♂}}En televisión o en radio,{{♀}} persona que actúa de enlace entre las diferentes partes de un programa, o que mantiene contactos con personas situadas fuera del… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

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