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anchor

verb [T] (BROADCAST)
 
 
/ˈæŋ.kər/ US  /-kɚ/ mainly US

Definition

to act as the anchorman or anchorwoman of a programme: She will anchor the new morning news show.Broadcasting in general
(Definition of anchor verb (BROADCAST) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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