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correspondent

 

[ kษ’rษชหˆspษ’ndษ™nt ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

news reporting

A person who reports news for a newspaper, magazine, television, or radio station.

Synonyms

journalist, newscaster, reporter

Examples of usage

  • The correspondent provided live updates from the scene of the protest.
  • The foreign correspondent covered the international summit in Europe.
Context #2 | Noun

communication

A person who communicates with others, especially through letters or emails.

Synonyms

communicator, corresponder, pen pal

Examples of usage

  • She has been my correspondent for over ten years, and we have never met in person.
  • The pen pal I had in elementary school was my first correspondent.

Translations

Translations of the word "correspondent" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น correspondente

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเคคเฅเคฐเค•เคพเคฐ (patrakar)

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Korrespondent

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ koresponden

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะบะพั€ะตัะฟะพะฝะดะตะฝั‚

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ korespondent

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้€šไฟก่€… (tsลซshinsha)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท correspondant

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ corresponsal

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท muhabir

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ธฐ์ž (gija)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุฑุงุณู„ (murasel)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ zpravodaj

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ spravodaj

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ฎฐ่€… (jรฌzhฤ›)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ novinar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ frรฉttamaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚ั–ะปัˆั– (tilลŸi)

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒŸแƒฃแƒ แƒœแƒแƒšแƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒ˜ (zhurnalisti)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mรผxbir

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ corresponsal

Etymology

The word 'correspondent' originated in the late 16th century from the Latin word 'correspondent', which means 'agreeing with, corresponding'. It evolved over time to refer to someone who communicates information, especially in the context of news reporting.

See also: correspondence, corresponder, corresponding, correspondingly.

Word Frequency Rank

At #6,744 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.