correspondent

[ kawr-uh-spon-duhnt, kor- ]

noun

1. a person who communicates by letters.
2. 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.
3. a person who contributes a letter or letters to a newspaper, magazine, etc.
4. a person or firm that has regular business relations with another, especially at a distance.
5. a thing that corresponds to something else.

adjective

1. consistent, similar, or analogous; corresponding. correspond.

correspondent

/ ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndənt /

noun

1. a person who communicates by letter or by letters
2. a person employed by a newspaper, etc, to report on a special subject or to send reports from a foreign country
3. a person or firm that has regular business relations with another, esp one in a different part of the country or abroad
4. something that corresponds to another

adjective

1. similar or analogous

Other Words From

• corre·spondent·ly adverb
• noncor·res·pondent adjective noun
• precor·re·spondent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of correspondent¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin corrēspondent- (stem of corrēspondēns ), present participle of corrēspondēre to correspond; -ent

Example Sentences

The son of the “60 Minutes” correspondent Mike Wallace, the younger Wallace established himself as a correspondent on NBC, where he was a Washington anchor of “Today” and a moderator of “Meet the Press.”

From Los Angeles Times

Anchors and correspondents are having frank conversations with their agents about how they will navigate another four years covering a president who has a hostile view of journalists.

From Los Angeles Times

Our correspondent, who has been paralysed since being shot by al-Qaeda gunmen in Saudi Arabia 20 years ago, described his ordeal as both physically deeply uncomfortable and degrading.

From BBC

Five BBC correspondents assess the effect it could have where they are.

From BBC

King, CNN’s national correspondent, had pressed the wrong button and clarified that the map was showing states.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• contributor
• journalist
• reporter
• writer