corespondent

[ koh-ri-spon-duhnt ]

noun

, Law.

1. a joint defendant, charged along with the respondent, especially a person charged with adultery in a divorce proceeding.

Word History and Origins

Origin of corespondent¹

First recorded in 1855–60; co- + respondent

Example Sentences

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From The Verge

After obtaining a warrant to search Kelly’s phone, detectives found she exchanged texts with a TMZ corespondent in March 2015 negotiating a price for the surveillance footage.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, they had Noah awkwardly pop up to coach corespondent Hasan Minhaj on interview tips in the middle of a segment on bipartisan prison reform.

From Salon

Clinton praised Toner, the former New York Times corespondent who covered her husband’s 1992 presidential campaign and died in 2008, saying that in a fractured and more ideological media environment, “We need more Robin Toners.”

From Time

Colbert praised Rosewater, a film about a journalist jailed in Iran after doing an interview with a Daily Show corespondent.

From Time