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correspondent
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cor·re·spon·dent  (kôr-spndnt, kr-)
n.
1. One who communicates by means of letters.
2. One employed by the print or broadcast media to supply news stories or articles: a foreign correspondent.
3. One that has regular business dealings with another, especially at a distance.
4. Something that corresponds; a correlative.
adj.
Corresponding.

corre·spondent·ly adv.

correspondent
Noun
1. a person who communicates by letter
2. a person employed by a newspaper or news service to report on a special subject or from a foreign country
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.correspondentcorrespondent - someone who communicates by means of letters
communicator - a person who communicates with others
pen pal, pen-friend - a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence
2.correspondentcorrespondent - a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
foreign correspondent - a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcast
journalist - a writer for newspapers and magazines
war correspondent - a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast
Adj.1.correspondent - similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"
similar - marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"

correspondent
noun 1. reporter, journalist, contributor, special correspondent, journo (slang) hack
noun 2. letter writer, pen friend or pen pal
Translations
correspondent [kɔrɪsˈpɔndənt] ncorresponsal m/f
correspondent [kɔrɪsˈpɔndənt] correspond ncorrespondant(e)
correspondent [kɔrɪsˈpɔndənt] correspond nKorrespondent(in) m(f)
correspondent [kɔrɪsˈpɔndənt] ncorrispondente m/f


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