correspondent

1 of 2

adjective

cor·​re·​spon·​dent ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt 

ˌkär-

1

: corresponding

2

: fitting, conforming

—used with with or to

The outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes.

correspondent

2 of 2

noun

1

a

: one who communicates with another by letter

b

: one who has regular commercial relations with another

c

: one who contributes news or commentary to a publication (such as a newspaper) or a radio or television network often from a distant place

a war correspondent

2

: something that corresponds

Synonyms

Adjective

• akin
• alike
• analogous
• cognate
• comparable
• connate
• corresponding
• ditto
• like
• matching
• parallel
• resemblant
• resembling
• similar
• such
• suchlike

Noun

• intelligencer
• journalist
• newshound
• newsman
• newsperson
• pressman [British]
• reporter

Examples of correspondent in a Sentence

Adjective

reading and writing are actually correspondent activities

Noun

When writing to business correspondents, use a formal tone.

a correspondent in the Middle East bureau just filed a new report on the coup

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Le Coup de Brigadier: How NBC Tapped into Snoop Dogg’s Cultural Power Snoop Dogg's role as NBC’s special correspondent delivered an extraordinary ROI for the network. —Lilian Raji, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

Times staff writer Wilkinson reported from Washington, special correspondent Mostaghim from Tehran. —Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024

News, the outlet sent seven-year-old correspondent Francesca to chat with the billionaire beauty mogul to celebrate the release of her Fenty x Puma Avanti sneaker line for children. —Jade Gomez, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024

At some point, the sculptors found time to speak to a correspondent from Scientific American. —Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin correspondent-, correspondens, present participle of correspondēre — see correspond

Noun

see correspond

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

circa 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing correspondent

• foreign correspondent

Kids Definition

correspondent

1 of 2 adjective

cor·​re·​spon·​dent ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt 

1

: similar sense 1

2

: being in agreement : fitting

correspondent

2 of 2 noun

1

: something that corresponds to something else

2

a

: one who communicates with another by letter

b

: one who contributes news to a newspaper or newscast often from a distant place