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correspondent

n. · adj.
US //ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndənt// UK //kˌɒɹɪspˈɒndənt// cor·re·spon·dent
  1. 1 a journalist (n.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate

    a reporter who sends news from a different city or country, or who focuses on one specific topic.

    a journalist employed by a news organisation to provide reports from a distant location or on a specialised subject area.

    Example

    The BBC's foreign correspondent reported live from the middle of the protest.

    Example

    As a veteran war correspondent, she had spent decades filing reports from some of the most volatile regions on the planet.

    Usage

    Often used with a modifier like 'foreign', 'war', or 'political'.

  2. 2 a person who writes letters (n.)
    C1 Advanced Formal

    someone you exchange letters or emails with regularly.

    a person who communicates with another by means of written correspondence.

    Example

    He was a regular correspondent of mine for many years before we finally met.

    Example

    The archives contain a vast collection of letters between the philosopher and his various European correspondents.

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  1. 3 matching or similar (adj.)
    C2 Proficiency Formal

    matching or being similar to something else.

    having a close similarity, connection, or equivalence; matching in character or function.

    Example

    The increase in sales brought a correspondent rise in profits.

    Example

    The expansion of the city's infrastructure must be met with a correspondent increase in the budget for public services.

    Usage

    Usually followed by the preposition 'to'.

Origin

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

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