anchorwoman

English

Etymology

From anchor(man) +‎ -woman.[1]

Noun

anchorwoman (plural anchorwomen)

A female anchorperson.
(athletics) The most reliable female runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.

Synonyms

anchoress (informal)

Related terms

anchor (also the runner)
anchorman

Translations

female anchorperson

Danish: programværtinde, tv-værtinde, studieværtinde
French: speakerine (fr) f, présentatrice (fr) f
German: TV-Moderatorin f, Moderatorin (de) f, TV-Chefsprecherin f, Chefsprecherin f, Anchorwoman (de) f
Macedonian: води́телка f (vodítelka)
Polish: prezenterka f, prowadząca f
Romanian: prezentatoare (ro) f
Russian: телеведу́щая (ru) f (televedúščaja)
Serbo-Croatian: voditeljka f

female runner

Finnish: ankkuri (fi)
German: Schlussläuferin (de) f, Schlußläuferin (de) f (old spelling)
Italian: frazionista f

References

“anchorwoman”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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