anchorwomann.

Brit.

/ˈaŋkəˌwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈæŋkərˌwʊmən/

Inflections: Plural anchorwomen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: anchor n.¹, woman n.

Etymology: < anchor n.¹ + woman n., after anchorman n.

a. A woman or girl at the end of the rope in a tug of war team. Cf. anchor n.¹ 5a.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > specific athletic sports other than running > tug-of-war > participant

anchor1877

anchorman1887

anchorwoman1898

tugger1909

1898 Mt. Barker (S. Austral.) Courier 16 Sept. The anchor-woman of the heavy team weighed 14 st., for which reason a mere man..called her ‘the ballast woman’.

1910 Laverton & Morgans Mercury (Austral.) 28 May 3/3 The anchor woman in the Morgans team stuck the heel of her boot so far in the ground that it was pulled off.

1986 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 132 253/2 I remember..tying the end of the rope round the waist of our anchor woman with a slip-knot... She was brought home in tears, almost cut in half.

2000 P. Dorney Chip Butties 36 She..continued to tug his right arm..much as she had done with the thick rope when she was anchor-woman on the ladies tug-o'-war team on Blackpool beach.

b. Esp. Athletics and Swimming. A woman or girl who performs the final leg of a relay race. Cf. anchor n.¹ 5b.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing on foot > [noun] > relay race > last person in

anchorman1907

anchor1913

anchorwoman1919

1919 Chinese Students' Monthly Apr. 403 She swims the 50 yds. and acts as the ‘anchor-woman’ for the relay.

1964 Time 14 Feb. 62/2 Claudia Boyarskikh..led a 1-2-3 sweep in the grueling women's 10,000-meter cross-country ski race,..[and] a third gold medal as anchor woman on the victorious 15-kilometer relay team.

1990 R. J. Corrigan Tracking Heroes 71 [Wilma Rudolph] was to run the third leg of the American 400-meter relay team... Rudolph would hand off to anchor woman Isabelle Daniels.

2015 Irish Independent (Nexis) 20 July (Sport section) 11 Ireland just missed out on a medal in the women's 4x100m relay..as a better dip by the French anchorwoman gave them the bronze.

2. A woman or girl who provides stability, support, or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation; the most dependable, experienced, or important member of a team, group, etc. Cf. anchor n.¹ 2.In earliest use, in a sporting context.

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1922 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 24 Feb. 9/5 Mrs. Weckesser, the anchor woman, was not bowling any place near her standard.

1963 Ebony Jan. 54/2 Apart from her own cases, Mrs. Motley supervises cases assigned to other Fund lawyers. Greenberg regards..[her] as anchor woman on his team.

1970 Times 7 Sept. 13/4 (advt.) Director requires outgoing forthright Secretary..with sufficient business experience to act as anchor woman in his absence.

2015 D. N. I. Bradbury Borvo II (e-book, accessed 10 Aug. 2018) ii. xix. She was her anchor woman, her confidante, her serving woman, and her best friend. Never would she travel without her.

3. Originally U.S. A woman who presents and coordinates a live television or radio programme alongside other contributors; a female anchor (anchor n.¹ 5c).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > broadcaster > [noun] > types of

co-host1908

announcer1922

newsreader1925

race-reader1926

newscaster1930

sportscaster1930

quizzee1933

school broadcaster1937

commentator1938

racecaster1938

sportcaster1938

femcee1940

record jockey1940

disc jockey1941

narrator1941

deejay1946

colourman1947

anchorman1948

host1948

jock1952

speakerine1957

presenter1959

linkman1960

anchorwoman1961

rock jock1961

anchor1962

jockey1963

voice-over1966

anchorperson1971

outside broadcaster1971

news anchor1975

talk-master1975

satcaster1982

1961 Salt Lake Tribune 18 Sept. 27/5 Jacqueline Nokes, the original classroom hostess for Romper Room School, will serve as ‘anchor-woman’.

1976 People Weekly 26 Apr. 18/1 She would be the first anchorwoman ever on national television.

1985 N.Y. Times 15 Dec. xi. 2/4 She was a correspondent and anchorwoman in New York for the NBC Radio Network News.

2012 R. C. Guilbault & L. E. V. Nevaer Latina's Guide to Success in Workplace vi. 72 She was told she had to have training and experience in news reporting before she could be an anchorwoman.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anchorwoman
释义	anchorwomann. Brit. /ˈaŋkəˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈæŋkərˌwʊmən/ Inflections: Plural anchorwomen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: anchor n.¹, woman n. Etymology: < anchor n.¹ + woman n., after anchorman n. 1. a. A woman or girl at the end of the rope in a tug of war team. Cf. anchor n.¹ 5a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > specific athletic sports other than running > tug-of-war > participant anchor1877 anchorman1887 anchorwoman1898 tugger1909 1898 Mt. Barker (S. Austral.) Courier 16 Sept. The anchor-woman of the heavy team weighed 14 st., for which reason a mere man..called her ‘the ballast woman’. 1910 Laverton & Morgans Mercury (Austral.) 28 May 3/3 The anchor woman in the Morgans team stuck the heel of her boot so far in the ground that it was pulled off. 1986 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 132 253/2 I remember..tying the end of the rope round the waist of our anchor woman with a slip-knot... She was brought home in tears, almost cut in half. 2000 P. Dorney Chip Butties 36 She..continued to tug his right arm..much as she had done with the thick rope when she was anchor-woman on the ladies tug-o'-war team on Blackpool beach. b. Esp. Athletics and Swimming. A woman or girl who performs the final leg of a relay race. Cf. anchor n.¹ 5b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing on foot > [noun] > relay race > last person in anchorman1907 anchor1913 anchorwoman1919 1919 Chinese Students' Monthly Apr. 403 She swims the 50 yds. and acts as the ‘anchor-woman’ for the relay. 1964 Time 14 Feb. 62/2 Claudia Boyarskikh..led a 1-2-3 sweep in the grueling women's 10,000-meter cross-country ski race,..[and] a third gold medal as anchor woman on the victorious 15-kilometer relay team. 1990 R. J. Corrigan Tracking Heroes 71 [Wilma Rudolph] was to run the third leg of the American 400-meter relay team... Rudolph would hand off to anchor woman Isabelle Daniels. 2015 Irish Independent (Nexis) 20 July (Sport section) 11 Ireland just missed out on a medal in the women's 4x100m relay..as a better dip by the French anchorwoman gave them the bronze. 2. A woman or girl who provides stability, support, or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation; the most dependable, experienced, or important member of a team, group, etc. Cf. anchor n.¹ 2.In earliest use, in a sporting context. ΚΠ 1922 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 24 Feb. 9/5 Mrs. Weckesser, the anchor woman, was not bowling any place near her standard. 1963 Ebony Jan. 54/2 Apart from her own cases, Mrs. Motley supervises cases assigned to other Fund lawyers. Greenberg regards..[her] as anchor woman on his team. 1970 Times 7 Sept. 13/4 (advt.) Director requires outgoing forthright Secretary..with sufficient business experience to act as anchor woman in his absence. 2015 D. N. I. Bradbury Borvo II (e-book, accessed 10 Aug. 2018) ii. xix. She was her anchor woman, her confidante, her serving woman, and her best friend. Never would she travel without her. 3. Originally U.S. A woman who presents and coordinates a live television or radio programme alongside other contributors; a female anchor (anchor n.¹ 5c). ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > broadcaster > [noun] > types of co-host1908 announcer1922 newsreader1925 race-reader1926 newscaster1930 sportscaster1930 quizzee1933 school broadcaster1937 commentator1938 racecaster1938 sportcaster1938 femcee1940 record jockey1940 disc jockey1941 narrator1941 deejay1946 colourman1947 anchorman1948 host1948 jock1952 speakerine1957 presenter1959 linkman1960 anchorwoman1961 rock jock1961 anchor1962 jockey1963 voice-over1966 anchorperson1971 outside broadcaster1971 news anchor1975 talk-master1975 satcaster1982 1961 Salt Lake Tribune 18 Sept. 27/5 Jacqueline Nokes, the original classroom hostess for Romper Room School, will serve as ‘anchor-woman’. 1976 People Weekly 26 Apr. 18/1 She would be the first anchorwoman ever on national television. 1985 N.Y. Times 15 Dec. xi. 2/4 She was a correspondent and anchorwoman in New York for the NBC Radio Network News. 2012 R. C. Guilbault & L. E. V. Nevaer Latina's Guide to Success in Workplace vi. 72 She was told she had to have training and experience in news reporting before she could be an anchorwoman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1898
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