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war correspondent
n.
A journalist, reporter, or commentator assigned to report directly from a war or combat zone.
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war correspondent
n
(Journalism & Publishing) a journalist who reports on a war from the scene of action
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war′ correspond`ent
n.
a reporter or commentator assigned to send news or opinions directly from battle areas.
[1860–65, Amer.]
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Noun | 1. | war correspondent - a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman, correspondent - a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media |
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n → corrispondente m/f di guerraCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
war
(woː) noun (an) armed struggle, especially between nations. Their leader has declared war on Britain; The larger army will win the war; the horrors of war; (also adjective) He is guilty of war crimes.
verb – past tense, past participle warred – to fight. The two countries have been warring constantly for generations.
ˈwarlike adjective (negative unwarlike) fond of, or likely to begin, war. a warlike nation.
ˈwarrior (ˈwo-) noun a soldier or skilled fighting man, especially in primitive societies. The chief of the tribe called his warriors together; (also adjective) a warrior prince.
war correspondent a newspaper reporter who writes articles on a war especially from the scene of fighting.
ˈwar-cry – plural ˈwar-cries – noun a shout used in battle as an encouragement to the soldiers. `For king and country' was the war-cry of the troops as they faced the enemy.
ˈwar-dance noun a dance performed by the people of some primitive societies before going to war.
ˈwarfare noun fighting, as in a war. He refused to fight, because he has religious objections to warfare.
ˈwarhead noun the explosive section of a missile, torpedo etc. nuclear warheads.
ˈwarhorse noun a horse used in battle.
ˈwarlord noun a very powerful military leader.
ˈwarmonger noun a person who encourages war(s), often for personal reasons.
ˈwarpaint noun paint applied to the face etc by the people of some primitive societies before going into battle.
ˈwarship noun a ship used in war or defence.
ˈwartime noun the time during which a country, a people etc is at war. There is a great deal of hardship and misery in wartime; (also adjective) a wartime economy.
war of nerves a war, contest etc in which each side tries to win by making the other nervous, eg by bluff, rather than by actually fighting. That game of chess was a war of nerves.
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