First Known Use: 15th century
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1correspondent
adjective cor·re·spon·dent \ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt, ˌkär-\
Definition of CORRESPONDENT
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: fitting, conforming —used with with or to <the outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes>
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Origin of CORRESPONDENT
Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin correspondent-, correspondens, present participle of correspondēre
Related to CORRESPONDENT
- Synonyms
- akin, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, alike, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike
- Antonyms
- different, dissimilar, diverse, unakin, unlike
Rhymes with CORRESPONDENT
2correspondent
noun
: someone who writes letters or e-mails to another person
: a person whose job is to send news to a newspaper, radio station, or television program often from different places around the world
Full Definition of CORRESPONDENT
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a : one who communicates with another by letter b : one who has regular commercial relations with another c : one who contributes news or commentary to a publication (as a newspaper) or a radio or television network often from a distant place <a war correspondent>
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: something that corresponds
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First Known Use of CORRESPONDENT
circa 1630
Related to CORRESPONDENT
- Synonyms
- reporter, intelligencer, journalist, newshound, newsman, newsperson, pressman [British]
CORRESPONDENT Defined for Kids
correspondent
noun cor·re·spon·dent \ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt\
Definition of CORRESPONDENT for Kids
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: a person with whom another person communicates by letter or e-mail
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: a person who sends news stories or comment to a newspaper, magazine, or broadcasting company especially from a distant place
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