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correspondent

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: correspondent

1
adj
similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
2
n
a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
3
n
someone who communicates by means of letters
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: correspondent
1

adj similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar

Synonyms:
analogous
similar
marked by correspondence or resemblance
2

n a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media

Synonyms:
newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman
Types:
foreign correspondent
a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcast
war correspondent
a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast
Type of:
journalist
a writer for newspapers and magazines
3

n someone who communicates by means of letters

Synonyms:
letter writer
Types:
pen pal, pen-friend
a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence
Type of:
communicator
a person who communicates with others
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