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anchorman

noun

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  1. The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.
  2. The most reliable runner or swimmer in a relay team, usually the one who covers the final stretch.
  3. The person on a ship in charge of the anchor. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Origin

From anchor + man. Senses 1 and 4 derive from sense 2, sense 3 is literal.

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