correspondent
[ kawr-uh-spon-duh nt, kor- ]
/ ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dənt, ˌkɒr- /
noun
a person who communicates by letters.
a person employed by a news agency, periodical, television network, etc., to gather, report, or contribute news, articles, and the like regularly from a distant place.
a person who contributes a letter or letters to a newspaper, magazine, etc.
a person or firm that has regular business relations with another, especially at a distance.
a thing that corresponds to something else.
adjective
consistent, similar, or analogous; corresponding.
Origin of correspondent
1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin
corrēspondent- (stem of
corrēspondēns), present participle of
corrēspondēre to
correspond; see
-ent
OTHER WORDS FROM correspondent
cor·re·spond·ent·ly, adverb non·cor·res·pond·ent, adjective, noun pre·cor·re·spond·ent, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH correspondent
corespondent correspondentWords nearby correspondent
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British Dictionary definitions for correspondent
correspondent
/ (ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndənt) /
noun
a person who communicates by letter or by letters
a person employed by a newspaper, etc, to report on a special subject or to send reports from a foreign country
a person or firm that has regular business relations with another, esp one in a different part of the country or abroad
something that corresponds to another
adjective
similar or analogous