correspondent
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a reporter who sends news from a different city or country, or who focuses on one specific topic.
n.a journalist employed by a news organisation to provide reports from a distant location or on a specialised subject area.
Simple“The BBC's foreign correspondent reported live from the middle of the protest.”
In context“As a veteran war correspondent, she had spent decades filing reports from some of the most volatile regions on the planet.”
UsageOften used with a modifier like 'foreign', 'war', or 'political'.
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
n.someone you exchange letters or emails with regularly.
n.a person who communicates with another by means of written correspondence.
Simple“He was a regular correspondent of mine for many years before we finally met.”
In context“The archives contain a vast collection of letters between the philosopher and his various European correspondents.”
Synonymswriterpen pal - 03 C2 Proficiency
adj.matching or being similar to something else.
adj.having a close similarity, connection, or equivalence; matching in character or function.
Simple“The increase in sales brought a correspondent rise in profits.”
In context“The expansion of the city's infrastructure must be met with a correspondent increase in the budget for public services.”
UsageUsually followed by the preposition 'to'.
Synonyms
“As Japan swelters through extreme summer heat, BBC Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries out a new way to cool down.”
“The United Nations is redirecting resources, moving pre-positioned emergency supplies and deploying additional staff to areas impacted, said UN Resident Coordinator in Colombia, María José Torres Macho, briefing UN correspondents on Tuesday.”
From Latin, via Middle French or directly, from Medieval Latin correspondēns, present participle of correspondeō.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.