correspondent

noun
UK: /ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndənt/
US: /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt/

  1. A journalist reporting news from a particular place or on a particular subject.

    1. The correspondent sent the news.
    2. Our political correspondent will be reporting live from the election headquarters tonight.

  2. A person who writes letters to someone.

    1. She is my pen pal correspondent.
    2. He became a regular correspondent with her, exchanging letters for many years.

Synonyms

writer journalist pen pal commentator reporter
correspondent intransitive-verb

  1. To be similar or analogous; to be in agreement or conformity.

    1. The two accounts didn't correspondent.
    2. His actions didn't correspondent with his promises, creating distrust among his followers.

  2. To communicate by exchanging letters.

    1. I will correspondent with her.
    2. They have been correspondent regularly since they moved to different countries.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "correspondent" in English means: A journalist reporting news from a particular place or on a particular subject., A person who writes letters to someone..

The phonetic transcription of "correspondent" is /ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndənt/ in British English and /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "correspondent": writer, journalist, pen pal, commentator, reporter.

Example usage of "correspondent": "The correspondent sent the news.". More examples on the page.