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Nachrichtensprecher

newsreader

noun NAHKH-rikh-ten-shpre-kher Rare
Communication Media

Origin: from Nachrichten (news) + Sprecher (speaker)

Also means

news anchor

Usage Note

Nachrichtensprecher is the person who reads the news on TV or radio. Feminine: Nachrichtensprecherin. Note the ch in Nachrichten sounds like the guttural 'kh'. Plural unchanged.

Examples

"Der Nachrichtensprecher verlas die Eilmeldung."

Natural Translation

The newsreader read out the breaking news.

Literal Translation

The news-speaker read-out the urgent-message.

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