war correspondent

noun

1. a reporter or commentator assigned to send news or opinions directly from battle areas.

war correspondent

noun

1. a journalist who reports on a war from the scene of action

Word History and Origins

Origin of war correspondent¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

As a war correspondent, I’ve met soldiers around the world — in Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon, as well as Israel — and the best of them do not celebrate death, even the deaths of their enemies.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the animating questions in a film about a war correspondent is “Why?”

From Los Angeles Times

The film sees Swinton play a war correspondent suffering from terminal cancer.

From BBC

“It feels like being a war correspondent and saying, ‘Hey Army, can I have a Band-Aid?,’” he joked, then said that his foot had become infected and “hasn’t improved.”

From Los Angeles Times

Danger was not merely a risk she took in choosing to be a war correspondent but the reason for the choice in the first place.

From New York Times