correspondent

adjective

cor·re·spon·dent | \ ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt

, ˌkär-\

Definition of correspondent

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : corresponding

2 : fitting, conforming —used with with or to The outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes.ʷ

correspondent

noun

Definition of correspondent (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : 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

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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

Every morning, the Journal’s great baseball correspondent, Jared Diamond, goes to the window and looks for signs of a Harper or Machado signing, like a farmer trying to locate the first daffodils of spring. — Jason Gay, WSJ, "Bryce Harper Is Playing Hardball. He Should Play Softball.," 10 Feb. 2019 Couric and attorney Jay Monahan married in 1989, the same year Couric became a correspondent in Washington, D.C., for the Today show. — Jess Cagle, PEOPLE.com, "Katie Couric Explains How First Husband Jay Monahan’s Death Gave Her 'a Higher Sense of Purpose'," 3 May 2018 Alaina was the niece of former Disney channel star Tamera Mowry-Housley and her husband, former Fox News correspondent Adam Housley. — Jewel Wicker, Teen Vogue, "Thousand Oaks Shooting Victims Are Being Remembered by Friends and Family," 9 Nov. 2018 And a CBS News correspondent discovered a cache of potentially millions of water bottles sitting unopened on a runway in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. — Bridget Read, Vogue, "For Trump, Hurricane Florence Will Be a Test He’s Already Failed," 12 Sep. 2018 Al Arabiya announced its sanctioning in a tweet also on Monday, saying authorities had stopped correspondent Saad Eddin Hassan from working and withdrawn his permit. — Brian Rohan, The Seattle Times, "Al Jazeera says Sudan withdraws journalists’ work permits," 22 Jan. 2019 Likewise, Judy Muller, a former ABC correspondent and current journalism professor at the University of Southern California, also told the publication that Megyn likely won't be okay with disappearing or retiring right away. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "What's Going to Happen to Megyn Kelly Now That NBC Canceled Her 'Today' Hour?," 6 Nov. 2018 Trainor was a military correspondent of The New York Times from 1986 to 1990 and later an analyst for ABC News and NBC News. — Matt Campbell, kansascity, "In memoriam through June 9: Three KC fashion and art icons and a beloved chef," 9 June 2018 Lauer said in a statement to The Washington Post, in a report by Sarah Ellison, a former special correspondent for V.F. and The Hive. — Laura Bradley, HWD, "Matt Lauer Is Now Publicly Denying Sexual Misconduct Allegations," 27 Apr. 2018

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History and Etymology for correspondent

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

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