Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Television & radioanchorpersonan‧chor‧per‧son /ˈæŋkəˌpɜːsən $ -kərˌpɜːr-/, anchorman /-mæn/, anchorwoman /-ˌwʊmən/ noun [countable] AMTsomeone who reads the news on TV and introduces reports SYN anchor ldoceonline.com