correspondent

1 of 2

adjective

cor·​re·​spon·​dent ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt 

ˌkär-

1

: corresponding

2

: fitting, conforming

—used with with or to

The outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes.

correspondent

2 of 2

noun

1

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 (such as a newspaper) or a radio or television network often from a distant place

a war correspondent

2

: something that corresponds

Synonyms

Adjective

• similar
• analogous
• like
• comparable
• alike
• such
• corresponding

Noun

• reporter
• journalist

Examples of correspondent in a Sentence

Adjective

reading and writing are actually correspondent activities

Noun

When writing to business correspondents, use a formal tone.

a correspondent in the Middle East bureau just filed a new report on the coup

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, has written about hurricanes, tornadoes and violent weather for more than 30 years. —Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

In a statement from the Utah Department of Public Safety and FBI Salt Lake City office posted to X by NBC News correspondent Tom Winter, the agencies said that two persons of interest had been taken into custody and later released. —Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

Fox News is set to make significant changes to its weekend lineup, giving new shows to Outnumbered co-host and former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany and current Fox White House correspondents Peter Doocy and Jacqui Heinrich. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025

Additionally, national correspondent Griff Jenkins will take his place on the Fox & Friends couch as a third weekend co-host alongside Rachel Campos-Duffy and Charlie Hurt. —Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin correspondent-, correspondens, present participle of correspondēre — see correspond

Noun

see correspond

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

circa 1630, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing correspondent

• foreign correspondent

Rhymes for correspondent

• despondent
• respondent
• fondant

Kids Definition

correspondent

1 of 2 adjective

cor·​re·​spon·​dent ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt 

1

: similar sense 1

2

: being in agreement : fitting

correspondent

2 of 2 noun

1

: something that corresponds to something else

2

a

: one who communicates with another by letter

b

: one who contributes news to a newspaper or newscast often from a distant place