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newscaster

newscaster noun: one who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.

Noun

newscaster (plural newscasters)

  1. One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.
    • Take Linda, a thirty-nine-year-old newscaster who relished her career but began to hear the alarm ringing on her biological clock.1994, Rugh Winter, Bonnie Eaker-Weil, Adultery, the Forgivable Sin
    • Yet, a few US newscasters will go on the air at 6 pm or later and say, "Moscow said tonight.["] ... A careful writer would make his script read, "Moscow said today. ..."1997, Mervin Block, Writing Broadcast News: Shorter, Sharper, Stronger, →ISBN, page 154

newscaster meaning in Urdu, Malay, Indonesian and Myanmar

newscaster in Urdu

one who delivers the news
ناشر اخبار nāshir-e-axbār

newscaster in Malay

one who delivers the news
penyampai berita

newscaster in Indonesian

one who delivers the news
pembawa berita, penyiar berita, pewara berita

newscaster in Myanmar

one who delivers the news
သတင်းကြေညာသူ sa.tang:kre-nyasu

Forms of newscaster

pluralnewscasters

Plural of newscaster: newscasters

Origin of newscaster

From newscast + -er.

Words formed from newscaster

Questions about newscaster

What does newscaster mean?
Newscaster means one who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.
What is newscaster in Urdu?
Newscaster in Urdu is ناشر اخبار (nāshir-e-axbār). See Newscaster meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is newscaster?
Newscaster is a noun.
What is the plural of newscaster?
The plural of newscaster is newscasters.

Words near newscaster in the dictionary

  1. newsboys
  2. newsbreak
  3. newsbreaks
  4. newscast
  5. newscasted
  6. newscaster
  7. newscasters
  8. newscasting
  9. newscastress
  10. newscastresses
  11. newscasts

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