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correspondent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɑn.dənt/ (General-American)
• /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɔn.dənt/ (Australia)
• (US) audio
• /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin, via Middle French or directly, from Medieval Latin correspondēns, present participle of correspondeō.

Meanings

1. Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.
   • [VV]e are able with playne demonſtration to proue, and vvith reaſon to perſvvade that in tymes paſt our fayth vvas alike, that then vve preached thinges correſpondent vnto the forme of faith already published of vs, ſo that none in this behalfe can repyne or gaynesay vs. 1577, “Constantinus the Emperour Summoneth the Nicene Councell”, in Meredith Hanmer, transl., The Avncient Ecclesiasticall Histories of the First Six Hundred Yeares after Christ, translation of original by Eusebius Pamphilus, page 225:
   • Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law. [1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
   • […]and he exhibited a picture of mental stupor and abstraction, dreadful for Oriana to contemplate! producing in her, as from magnetic attraction, correspondent emotions, which with the utmost difficulty she restrained. 1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XII, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 170:
2. (with to or with) Conforming; obedient.
   • ARIEL: Pardon, master: / I will be correspondent to command, / And do my spriting gently. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

Forms

Relateds

agreeable · simultaneous · dependent · great minds think alike

Synonyms

equivalent · correspondent · indistinguishable · tantamount

Translations (5)

nl overeenkomend (conforming) · ru соотве́тственный (conforming) · bg съответен (conforming) · nl overeenstemmend (conforming) · ru согла́сный (conforming)

correspondent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɑn.dənt/ (General-American)
• /ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɔn.dənt/ (Australia)
• (US) audio
• /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin, via Middle French or directly, from Medieval Latin correspondēns, present participle of correspondeō.

Meanings

1. Something which corresponds with something else; counterpart.
   • Both kála and kalánka have widespread correspondents in the western Mediterranean Romance languages. 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 442:
2. Someone who communicates with another person, or a publication, by writing.
3. A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.

Forms

Deriveds

noncorrespondent · tapespondent · correspondently · lobby correspondent · correspondential · correspondentship · uncorrespondent · war correspondent · foreign correspondent · news correspondent · discorrespondent

Hyponyms

stringer

Relateds

corespondent

Translations (90)

nl correspondent (journalist) · it corrispondente (one who corresponds) · ja 特派員 (journalist) · sk dopisovateľ (journalist) · sh dòpisnīk (journalist) · sk dopisovateľka (journalist) · az müxbir (journalist) · ko 특파원 (journalist) · cmn 記者 /记者 (journalist) · da korrespondent (journalist) · de Korrespondent (journalist) · cs korespondent (journalist) · ca corresponsal (journalist) · dsb korespondent (journalist) · be карэспандэ́нтка (journalist) · fr correspondant (journalist) · ko 기자 (journalist) · sh до̀писница (journalist) · ug ئاخباراتچى (journalist) · sl dopisnica (journalist) · id koresponden (journalist) · tg корреспондент (journalist) · bg кореспонде́нт (journalist) · tg мухбир (journalist) · cmn 特派員 /特派员 (journalist) · sv korrespondent (journalist) · cs dopisovatel (journalist) · es corresponsal (journalist) · mn сурвалжлагч (journalist) · hi संवाददाता (journalist) · be дапі́шчыца (journalist) · ja 通信員 (journalist) · uk допи́сувачка (journalist) · cy gohebydd (journalist) · uk допи́сувач (journalist) · nb korrespondent (journalist) · hu tudósító (journalist) · ur نامہ نگار (journalist) · hy թղթակից (journalist) · tr muhabir (journalist) · el ανταποκριτής (journalist) · vo spodan (one who corresponds) · sl dopisnik (journalist) · cy gohebydd (one who corresponds) · gl correspondente (journalist) · ru корреспонде́нт (one who corresponds) · be карэспандэ́нт (journalist) · dsb korespondentka (journalist) · ko 통신원 (journalist) · gd sgrìobhaiche (journalist) · mk дописничка (journalist) · ar مُرَاسِل (journalist) · uz muxbir (journalist) · uk кореспонде́нтка (journalist) · it corrispondente (journalist) · gd sgrìobhaiche (one who corresponds) · el ανταποκρίτρια (journalist) · sh до̀писнӣк (journalist) · ko 언론인 (journalist) · tg хабарнигор (journalist) · et korrespondent (journalist) · pl korespondent (journalist) · sk korešpondentka (journalist) · uk кореспонде́нт (journalist) · ro corespondentă (journalist) · fi kirjeenvaihtaja (journalist) · nl correspondent (one who corresponds) · it inviata (journalist) · pl korespondentka (journalist) · mk дописник (journalist) · fa خبرنگار (journalist) · cs korespondentka (journalist) · ar مُرَاسِلَة (journalist) · hu levelező (one who corresponds) · bg кореспонде́нтка (journalist) · sk korešpondent (journalist) · vi phóng viên (journalist) · cy newyddiadurwr (journalist) · gv co-screeuder (one who corresponds) · be дапі́шчык (journalist) · cs dopisovatelka (journalist) · fr correspondante (journalist) · ja 記者 (journalist) · de Korrespondentin (journalist) · it inviato (journalist) · sh dòpisnica (journalist) · ru корреспонде́нт (journalist) · ro corespondent (journalist) · ru корреспонде́нтка (journalist) · ka კორესპონდენტი (journalist)