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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarycor·re·spon·dent I \ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt, ˌkär-\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin correspondent-, correspondens, present participle of correspondēre DATE 15th century1. corresponding2. fitting, conforming — used with with or to the outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes II noun DATE circa 16301. 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 correspondent2. something that correspondsEnglish Etymologycorrespondent mid-15c., adj., "having an analogous relationship" (to), a sense taken up since 19c. by corresponding; from M.L.correspondentem, prp. of correspondere (see correspond). Meaning "one who communicates with another by letters" is from 1620s. The noun in the newspaper sense is from 1711.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7correspondentcor·res·pond·ent / 7kCrE5spCndEnt; NAmE 7kC:rE5spB:n-; 7kB:- / noun1. a person who reports news from a particular country or on a particular subject for a newspaper or a television or radio station 记者；通讯员: the BBC's political correspondent 英国广播公司的政治新闻记者 a foreign / war / sports, etc. correspondent 驻外、战地、体育等记者 our Delhi correspondent 我们驻德里的通讯员 2. (used with an adjective 与形容词连用) a person who writes letters to another person 通信者: She's a poor correspondent (= she does not write regularly). 她是个懒于写信的人。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishcorrespondent noun 1 reporter ADJ. newspaper, television | business, education, foreign, health, industrial, legal affairs, media, parliamentary, political, royal, science, sports, war | special A report from our special correspondent at the UN. | American, Moscow, New York Times, etc. CORRESPONDENT + VERB write (sth)Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun Synonyms: PARALLEL, analogue, correlate, counterpart, countertype, matchWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: string correspondent , or war correspondent , or foreign correspondentcor·re·spon·dentI. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dənt\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French correspondent, correspondant, from Medieval Latin correspondent-, correspondens, present participle of correspondēre — more at correspond1. : having a relation of likeness : being similar or analogous to something < you tell of … preparing books — I have nothing correspondent. I am fooling around … dabbling in philosophy — O.W.Holmes †1935 >: corresponding < each advantage having correspondent disadvantages >2. : being in agreement : suiting, fitting — used with with or to < the outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes >3. obsolete : obedient, submissiveII. noun(-s)1. : something that corresponds : something equivalent or similar < this fish, the Oriental correspondent of the celebrated tarpon of the western Atlantic — H.M.Smith >2. a. : one who communicates with another by letter especially as part of a regular exchange b. archaic : one who communicates with another especially secretly : accomplice c. : one who has regular commercial relations with another especially with a concern at a distance < the New York correspondent of a San Francisco brokerage house > d. : one who communicates information or comment to a newspaper by letter < no letter to the editor will be printed unless it bears the correspondent's name and address > e. : one employed by a newspaper or broadcasting company to contribute regular news reports or interpretations from a location distant from the home office f. : a clerk who handles correspondence for a business concern

Correspondent One Noun Communicates Correspondent Middle Medieval Letter