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newscaster

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, journalism, media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who broadcasts the news

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: announcer

Narrower terms: newsreader, news reader

History

Etymology

From newscast + -er.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: говорител (govoritel) — one who delivers the news
  • Burmese: သတင်းကြေညာသူ (sa.tang:kre-nyasu) — one who delivers the news
  • Catalan: presentador de notícies — one who delivers the news
  • Catalan: presentadora de notícies — one who delivers the news
  • Chinese Mandarin: 新聞主播 /新闻主播 (xīnwénzhǔbō) — one who delivers the news
  • Estonian: diktor — one who delivers the news
  • Finnish: uutistenlukija — one who delivers the news
  • French: présentateur — one who delivers the news
  • French: présentatrice — one who delivers the news
  • Georgian: დიქტორი (dikṭori) — one who delivers the news
  • German: Nachrichtensprecher — one who delivers the news
  • German: Nachrichtensprecherin — one who delivers the news
  • Hungarian: hírolvasó — one who delivers the news
  • Hungarian: bemondó — one who delivers the news
  • Hungarian: tévébemondó — one who delivers the news
  • Indonesian: pembawa berita — one who delivers the news
  • Indonesian: penyiar berita — one who delivers the news
  • Indonesian: pewara berita — one who delivers the news
  • Japanese: ニュースキャスター (nyūsukyasutā) — one who delivers the news
  • Korean: 뉴스 캐스터 (nyuseu kaeseuteo) — one who delivers the news
  • Malay: penyampai berita — one who delivers the news
  • Polish: prezenter — one who delivers the news
  • Polish: prezenterka — one who delivers the news
  • Polish: prowadzący — one who delivers the news
  • Polish: prowadząca — one who delivers the news
  • Portuguese: apresentador — one who delivers the news
  • Portuguese: apresentadora — one who delivers the news
  • Romanian: prezentator — one who delivers the news
  • Russian: телекоммента́тор (telekommentátor) — one who delivers the news
  • Russian: ди́ктор (díktor) — one who delivers the news
  • Russian: телеведу́щий (televedúščij) — one who delivers the news
  • Russian: веду́щий (vedúščij) — one who delivers the news
  • Spanish: presentador de noticias — one who delivers the news
  • Spanish: locutor de informativos — one who delivers the news
  • Spanish: conductor noticiero — one who delivers the news
  • Spanish: noticiero — one who delivers the news
  • Swedish: nyhetsuppläsare — one who delivers the news
  • Urdu: ناشر اخبار (nāshir-e-axbār) — one who delivers the news
  • Welsh: darlledwr newyddion — one who delivers the news
  • Welsh: darlledwraig newyddion — one who delivers the news