foreign correspondent

noun

Synonyms of foreign correspondentnext
: a correspondent employed to send news or comment from a foreign country

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Chief foreign correspondent Ian Pannell starts us off from Tel Aviv. ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026 Efrat Lachter is a foreign correspondent for Fox News Digital covering international affairs and the United Nations. Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 27 Feb. 2026 Legendary newspapers are being gutted by careless owners, foreign correspondents fired while still in war zones, local papers shut down entirely. Casey Schwartz, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026 Some have written to Bezos directly, including foreign correspondents, seeking to preserve coverage. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign correspondent

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreign correspondent was in 1881

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“Foreign correspondent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20correspondent. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.

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