newscaster
gb/nˈuzkˌæstɚ/ us/nˈuzkˌæstɚ/
B2
Anglais
Sens
0 sens
Nom
B2
role
1
person who presents the news
a person who reads the news on TV or radio
Schéma d’usage :
a [tv/radio] newscaster
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse newscaster with reporter; a reporter gathers news, while a newscaster mainly presents it on air.
Synonymes
newsreader (Common especially in British English; emphasizes reading the news.)
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news anchor (Common in American English; often suggests a main presenter who also introduces segments.)
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anchor (Short form; usually for a main TV news presenter.)
Collocations
TV newscaster
|radio newscaster
|local newscaster
|national newscaster
|evening newscaster
|newscaster on duty
|famous newscaster
|newscaster's report
|newscaster's voice
|newscaster reads the headlines
Thèmes
media
|journalism
|tv
|radio
|communication
Exemples
- The newscaster interrupted the program to deliver a breaking news update.
- She started her career as a local radio newscaster before moving to television.
- The newscaster introduced the next segment with a brief summary of the top stories.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The newscaster is on TV at six o’clock.
- He wants to be a newscaster.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
newscaster
API
GB/nˈuzkˌæstɚ/
US/nˈuzkˌæstɚ/
Syllabes et accentuation
news - caster (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (news)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: newscaster
- Plural: newscasters
Famille de mots
Expressions
in (one's) best newscaster voice
1/ˈɪn wˈʌnz bˈɛst nˈuzkˌæstɚ vˈɔɪs/
fixed phrase
informal
speaking like a news presenter
speaking like a TV news person (often as a joke)
Exemples
- In his best newscaster voice, he announced that dinner was ready.
- She said, in her best newscaster voice, that the meeting would begin in five minutes.
- He put on his best newscaster voice and read the message aloud to the group.
newscaster voice
1/nˈuzkˌæstɚ vˈɔɪs/
fixed phrase
formal broadcast-style speaking voice
a clear, serious voice like on the news
Exemples
- He answered the phone in a newscaster voice to tease his friends.
- Her newscaster voice made even simple announcements sound important.
- The trainer coached students to speak in a newscaster voice: clear, calm, and precise.