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correspondent

n. countable
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndənt// UK //kˌɒɹɪspˈɒndənt// cor·re·spon·dent

n. a person who writes letters or emails to someone else. It also describes a reporter who sends news stories from a specific place or about a specific topic.

n. a person who communicates by exchanging letters or emails; alternatively, a journalist employed to provide news reports from a distant location or on a specialized subject.


SIMPLE

She is a regular correspondent for the local newspaper.

CONTEXTUAL

The foreign correspondent spent three years reporting on the political changes across Southeast Asia.

COMPLEX

While digital messaging has largely replaced traditional mail, he remained a dedicated correspondent, sending handwritten letters to his colleagues every month.

Synonyms
Origin

From Latin, via Middle French or directly, from Medieval Latin correspondēns, present participle of correspondeō.

Usage

Often followed by the preposition 'for' when referring to a journalist's employer, or 'with' when referring to a person exchanging letters.

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