Correspondent: meaning, definitions and examples
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correspondent
[ kษrษชหspษndษnt ]
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.
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:
๐ต๐น correspondente
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเคคเฅเคฐเคเคพเคฐ (patrakar)
๐ฉ๐ช Korrespondent
๐ฎ๐ฉ koresponden
๐บ๐ฆ ะบะพัะตัะฟะพะฝะดะตะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ korespondent
๐ฏ๐ต ้ไฟก่ (tsลซshinsha)
๐ซ๐ท correspondant
๐ช๐ธ corresponsal
๐น๐ท muhabir
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ธฐ์ (gija)
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุฑุงุณู (murasel)
๐จ๐ฟ zpravodaj
๐ธ๐ฐ spravodaj
๐จ๐ณ ่ฎฐ่ (jรฌzhฤ)
๐ธ๐ฎ novinar
๐ฎ๐ธ frรฉttamaรฐur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ััะปัั (tilลi)
๐ฌ๐ช แแฃแ แแแแแกแขแ (zhurnalisti)
๐ฆ๐ฟ mรผxbir
๐ฒ๐ฝ corresponsal
Word origin
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.