War correspondent

/wɔər ˈkɔrəˌspɑndənt/

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Other forms: war correspondents

Definitions of war correspondent

noun
a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast

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type of:
correspondent, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswriter, pressman
a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media

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