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Definition of correspondent
1 : corresponding
2 : fitting, conforming —used with with or to The outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes.ʷ
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Examples of correspondent in a Sentence
reading and writing are actually correspondent activities
Origin and Etymology of correspondent
Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin correspondent-, correspondens, present participle of correspondēre —see correspond
correspondent
Definition of correspondent
1a : one who communicates with another by letterb : one who has regular commercial relations with anotherc : 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
Examples of correspondent in a Sentence
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 of correspondent from the Web
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According to a report from Lindsay Wise, Washington correspondent for The Kansas City Star, reporters converged on Moran Tuesday near the subway that runs under the U.S. Capitol.
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A U.S. Navy sailor whose disappearance prompted a 50-hour search spanning a 5,500-square-mile area has admitted to hiding for a week, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
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Amanda Sperber is a foreign correspondent based in East Africa, and a contributor to The Fuller Project for International Reporting.
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The interaction was also confirmed on Twitter by Adam Plowright, the French correspondent for the AFP News Agency.
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The current spokesman is an American, Greg Burke, a former Fox correspondent.
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Meet the author event Retired CBS news correspondent Bob Fuss.
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Sunni M. Khalid is a former foreign correspondent writing a book on modern Egypt.
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FITE TV’s residing star and special correspondent, So Cal Val, will host the discussion while watching the event together with FITE fans.
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Origin and Etymology of correspondent
see correspond
CORRESPONDENT Defined for English Language Learners
correspondent
Definition of correspondent for English Language Learners
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: someone who writes letters or e-mails to another person
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: a person whose job is to send news to a newspaper, radio station, or television program often from different places around the world
CORRESPONDENT Defined for Kids
correspondent
playDefinition of correspondent for Students
1 : a person with whom another person communicates by letter or e-mail
2 : a person who sends news stories or comment to a newspaper, magazine, or broadcasting company especially from a distant place
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