noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.

   "Take Linda, a thirty-nine-year-old newscaster who relished her career but began to hear the alarm ringing on her biological clock."

2. 2
   someone who broadcasts the news wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

announcercommentatoremceejournalistmaster of ceremoniesmc

Example

More examples

"The newscaster puts too much emphasis on the food crisis."

Etymology

From newscast + -er.

Related phrases

news presenter

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