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Definition: Anchorman |
AnchormanNoun1. A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: AnchormanSynonyms: anchor (n), anchorperson (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
News | Newscaster, newsman, newswoman, reporter, journalist, correspondent, foreign correspondent, special correspondent, war correspondent, news team, news department; anchorman, anchorwoman; sportscaster; weatherman. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | He's an anchorman. (Up Close & Personal; writing credit: Joan Didion; John Gregory Dunne) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Czech Republic | There is one full-time anchorman of Ghanaian background on TV Nova, but no Roma occupy such positions. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Anchorman" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Anchorman" is used about 20 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 20 | 78,262 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
anchorman | 8 |
anchorman baxter grant lou | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "anchorman"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | водещ (fetid, leading, master), последен състезател при щафета. (various references) | |
Chinese | 现场报道员. (various references) | |
Czech | moderátor (question master, quizmaster). (various references) | |
Dutch | ankermens, ankerman. (various references) | |
Hungarian | műsorvezető (anchor, presenter). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | アレカ椰子 (alexandrite, allegory, allegretto, allegro, allergen, allergy, alloc, allocate, allocation, aloe, aloha, aloha shirt, anchor, Anchorage, ankh, anklet, areca palm, arrange, arrangement, arranger, arrow, hour, underground, underground money). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | アンカーマン . (various references) | |
Pig Latin | anchormanay.(various references) | |
Spanish | comunicador coordinador. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | ведучий телепрограми. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Anchorman" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aunshuman, Nkhoma. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "anchorman" (pronounced a"ngkerma'n or a"ngkermun) |
| 4 | -er m a' n | fisherman, counterman, lumberman, newspaperman, weatherman. |
| 3 | -m a' n | Assemblyman, Batman, bogeyman, businessman, caveman, doorman, frogman, Glassman, guardsman, Hackman, handyman, helmsman, jazzman, journeyman, kinsman, madman, mailman, merman, middleman, milkman, Minuteman, newsman, nurseryman, oilman, patrolman, radioman, repairman, Sandman, serviceman, sideman, snowman, strongman, Tinman. |
| 4 | -er m u n | alderman, Letterman, lobsterman, overman, timberman, Waterman, watermen. |
| 3 | -m u n | famine, ferryman, fireman, firemen, Firman, abdomen, acumen, adman, admen, airman, albumin, antihistamine, Ashman, assemblywoman, backgammon, backwoodsman, Badman, bagman, barman, baseman, bayman, bellman, Benjamin, bitumen, Boardman, boatman, bookman, Bowman, bowmen, brakeman, bushman, businesswoman, cameraman, Carman, Carmen, carmine, cattlemen, Cayman, chairman, chairwoman, Chapman, chessman, chrismon, churchman, churchmen, cinnamon, clergyman, coachman, cochairman, committeeman, common, congressman, congresswoman, corpsman, councilman, councilwoman, councilwomen, countryman, cowman, craftsman, craftsmen, crewman, daemon, dairymen, Daman, demon, desman, determine, Dolman, draftsman, draftsmen, dromon, dustman, Dutchman, Ermine, Everyman, examine, footman, foramen, foreman, foremen, forewoman, Freedman, Freeman, freshman, gammon, gentleman, gentlewoman, gentlewomen, german, Goodman, gunman, hangman, headman, headsman, henchman, henchmen, Herdman, Hetman, horseman, horsemen, houseman, human, huntsman, hymen, illumine, infantryman, inhuman, jasmine, Kirkman, Landman, landsman, lawman, layman, laymen, Leman, lemon, Liman, Lineman, linemen, longshoremen, lumen, madmen, marksman, messman, midshipman, newswoman, newswomen, nobleman, noblewoman, nonhuman, nurserymen, oarsman, ombudsman, omen, ottoman, Outman, Packman, Penman, pitchman, Pitman, Plowman, policeman, policewoman, postman, predetermine, pressman, Pullman, ragmen, reexamine, regimen, rifleman, Rodman, roman, rumen, salarymen, salesman, saleswoman, saleswomen, salmon, seaman, seamen, seedsman, semen, sermon, shaman, Shipman, showman, Spearman, specimen, spokesman, spokeswoman, sportsman, statesman, Stillman, Stockman, subhuman, summon, superhuman, superwoman, talisman, Telamon, thiamin, Titman, Toman, townsman, tradesmen, trainmen, uncommon, vitamin, watchman, wingman, wireman, woman, women, Woodman, woodsmen, Woolman, workman, yachtsman, yeoman. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-h-m-n-n-o-r" | |
-1 letter: ranchman. | |
-2 letters: monarch, nomarch. | |
-3 letters: anarch, anchor, archon, carman, choana, chroma, macron, rancho. | |
-4 letters: acorn, ancon, aroma, canna, canon, carom, charm, honan, macho, macon, macro, manna, manor, march, mocha, nacho, narco, orach, racon, ranch, roach, roman. | |
-5 letters: amah, anna, anoa, anon, arch, arco, carn, cham, chao, char, chon, coma, conn, corm, corn, cram, haar, harm. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-h-m-n-n-o-r" | |
+2 letters: anachronism, anchorwoman. | |
+3 letters: anachronisms. | |
+5 letters: antimonarchist, enharmonically, noncharismatic. | |
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