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   cor·re·spond·ent

   /ˌkôrəˈspänd(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a person who writes letters to a person or a newspaper, especially on a regular basis: "she wasn't much of a correspondent" Similar letter writerpen palcommunicatorpenfriend
   • ▪ a person employed to report for a newspaper or broadcasting organization, typically on a particular subject or from a particular country: "a White House correspondent" Similar reporterjournalistcolumnistwritercontributornewspapermannewspaperwomannewsmannewswomancommentatorchroniclerspecial correspondentforeign correspondentpressmanlegmanwiremanroundsmaninformal:stringernewshoundhackhackettejournonewsy

   adjective

   • 1. corresponding.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French correspondant or medieval Latin correspondent- ‘corresponding’, from the verb correspondere (see correspond).

   Scrabble Points: 18

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