noun · neutral
anchor
UK/ˈæŋkə/US/ˈæŋkər/AN·chor
Band 6-7speakingtask1
the main presenter of a television or radio news programme
Examples
“The anchor introduced the special report on climate change.”
“She has been the anchor of the evening news for five years.”
“A skilled anchor keeps calm and links different segments smoothly.”
Band 8 sentence
“As the anchor of the evening bulletin, she expertly navigated breaking news while maintaining impartiality.”
Collocations
- news anchor
- the main anchor
- anchor the programme
Word family
anchor verbanchorman/anchorwoman noun
Common mistakes
presenter→anchor
Say it for a higher band
5host→6presenter→7+anchor
Synonyms
presenter
newsreader
Easily confused
presenter
“The presenter welcomed the contestants on the talent show.”
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