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correspondent
[ kawr-uh-spon-duhnt, kor- ]
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. correspond.
correspondent
/ ˌɒɪˈɒԻəԳ /
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
Other Word Forms
- ǰr·DzԻIJԳ· adverb
- ԴDzcǰ··DzԻIJԳ adjective noun
- cǰ··DzԻIJԳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of correspondent1
Example Sentences
In a recent “60 Minutes” interview with correspondent Bill Whitaker, Oliver characterizes “Last Week Tonight” not as news, but as a “rigorously researched comedy show.”
Women correspondents weren’t even allowed in the event until after I was born.
Executive editor Tanya Simon, who is running the program on an interim basis, is the daughter of the late Bob Simon, a well-known correspondent for the program.
Thompson appears as a correspondent discussing ways to replace foreign imports like Perrier with American versions like “Uncle Bubble,” made from Tennessee tap water.
Our correspondents have been answering your questions about what this means and the impact it could have.
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