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correspondent

one who communicates through letters; one employed by a news agency to supply news or articles from a remote location
Not to be confused with:
corespondent – a person charged with committing adultery with the defendant in a divorce suit
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cor·re·spon·dent

(kôr′ĭ-spŏn′dənt, kŏr′-)
n.
1. One who communicates by means of letters, emails, or other forms of written messages.
2. One employed by the print or broadcast media to supply news stories or articles: a foreign correspondent.
3. One that has regular business dealings with another, especially at a distance.
4. Something that corresponds; a correlative.
adj.
Corresponding.

cor′re·spon′dent·ly adv.
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correspondent

(ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndənt)
n
1. (Communications & Information) a person who communicates by letter or by letters
2. (Journalism & Publishing) a person employed by a newspaper, etc, to report on a special subject or to send reports from a foreign country
3. (Commerce) a person or firm that has regular business relations with another, esp one in a different part of the country or abroad
4. something that corresponds to another
adj
similar or analogous
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cor•re•spond•ent

(ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dənt, ˌkɒr-)

n.
1. a person who communicates by letters.
2. a person employed by a newspaper, television network, etc., to gather and report news regularly from a distant place.
3. a thing that corresponds to something else.
adj.
4. consistent, similar, or analogous; corresponding.
[1375–1425; < Medieval Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:correspondent - someone who communicates by means of letters]correspondent - someone who communicates by means of letters
communicator - a person who communicates with others
pen pal, pen-friend - a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence
2. [画像:correspondent - a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media]correspondent - a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
foreign correspondent - a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcast
journalist - a writer for newspapers and magazines
war correspondent - a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast
Adj. 1. correspondent - similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar; "brains and computers are often considered analogous"; "salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar"
similar - marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"
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correspondent

noun
1. reporter, journalist, contributor, special correspondent, journo (slang), hack, hackette (derogatory) Here is a special report from our Europe correspondent.
2. letter writer, pen friend or pen pal He wasn't a good correspondent and only wrote to me once a year.
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correspondent

noun
Something closely resembling or analogous to something else:
adjective
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Translations
مُتراسَل مَعَـهمُرَاسِل مُراسِل جَريدَه
dopisovatelkorespondentzpravodaj
korrespondentbrevven
kirjeenvaihtaja
dopisnik
levelezõtudósító
fréttaritarisá sem staîiî er í bréfaskiptum viî
通信員
특파원
dopisovateľkorešpondent
korrespondent
นักข่าว
muhabir yazışılan kimse
phóng viên

correspondent

[ˌkɒrɪsˈpɒndənt] N (Press) → corresponsal mf; (= letter-writer) → corresponsal mf
I'm a hopeless correspondentsoy muy mala para escribir cartas
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correspondent

[ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndənt] n
(= journalist) → correspondant(e) m/f
our foreign correspondent → notre correspondant à l'étranger
(= letter writer) → correspondant(e) m/f
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correspondent

n
(= letter-writer)Briefschreiber(in) m(f); to be a good/bad correspondentein eifriger Briefschreiber sein/schreibfaul sein; according to my correspondentwie man mir geschrieben hat
(Press) → Korrespondent(in) m(f)
(Comm) → Entsprechung f, → Gegenstück nt
adjentsprechend
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correspondent

[ˌkɒrɪsˈpɒndənt] ncorrispondente m/f
foreign correspondent (Press) → corrispondente dall'estero
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correspond

(korəˈspond) verb
1. (with to) to be similar; to match. A bird's wing corresponds to the arm and hand in humans. ooreenstem يُماثِل отговарям corresponder odpovídat entsprechen svare til; modsvare αντιστοιχώ corresponder a, equivaler a vastama مطابق بودن؛ شباهت داشتن vastata correspondre (à) לִהיוֹת מַקבִּיל अनुरुप होना odgovarati, sličiti megfelel mirip samsvara corrispondere 〜に相当する 상당화다 būti panašiam, atitikti atbilst sama overeenkomen met svare til, korrespondere odpowiadać سمون درلودل corresponder a corespunde соответствовать odpovedať ustrezati podudarati se utgöra motsvarighet till, vara likvärdig med เหมือนกัน karşılığı olmak, benzemek 類似,相當於 бути подібним; відповідати ك‍ے برابر هونا tương tự 相当
2. (with with) to be in agreement with; to match. ooreenstem يُطابِق съответсвам corresponder shodovat se s passen være i overensstemmelse med; svare til hinanden ανταποκρίνομαι, ταιριάζω concordar, ir bien con vastavuses olema مطابقت داشتن؛ شبیه بودن sopia s'accorder לִהיוֹת תּוֹאֵם मल खाना, सहमत होना podudarati se (meg)egyezik cocok vera í samræmi við essere adatto 一致する 일치하다 sutapti, sutikti sakrist secocok overeenkomen met stemme overens med zgadzać się مطابقت لرل corresponder a se potrivi (cu) соответствовать zhodovať sa ujemati se odgovarati stämma överens, passa ihop เข้ากันกับ uymak, aynı olmak 相符,相配 відповідати ك‍ے مطابق هونا، س‍ے مطابقت كرنا phù hợp với 符合
3. to communicate by letter (with). Do they often correspond (with each other)? korrespondeer يُراسِل، يُكاتِب кореспондирам corresponder-se dopisovat si im Briefwechsel stehen korrespondere; brevveksle αλληλογραφώ mantener correspondencia con, cartearse con kirjavahetust pidama مکاتبه کردن käydä kirjeenvaihtoa correspondre (avec) לְהִתכָּתֵב पत्र व्यवहार करना dopisivati se levelez berkorespondensi skrifast á corrispondere 文通する 서신왕래하다 susirašinėti sarakstīties berutus-utus surat corresponderen brevveksle, korrespondere korespondować خبرى اترى corresponder-se a cores­punde (cu) переписываться písať si dopisovati dopisivati se brevväxla, korrespondera เขียนจดหมายโต้ตอบกับ mektuplaşmak, yazışmak 書信往來 листуватися خط وكتابت كرنا، مراسلت كرنا giao thiệp bằng thư từ 通信
ˌcorreˈspondence noun
1. agreement; similarity or likeness. ooreenkoms تَماثَل، تَشابُه съответствие correspondência shoda die Übereinstimmung overensstemmelse; lighed; harmoni αντιστοιχία, ομοιότητα, συμφωνία correspondencia vastavus مشابهت؛ مطابقت samanlaisuus correspondance התאמה समानता podudarnost, sličnost megfelelés kemiripan samþykki; samræmi corrispondenza 一致 일치, 대응 atitikimas, sutikimas, panašumas atbilstība persamaan overeenkomst overensstemmelse, samsvar zgodność مشابی correspondência corespondenţă соответствие zhoda ujemanje saobraznost överensstämmelse, motsvarighet ความสอดคล้อง uygunluk, benzerlik 相符,類似 відповідність يكسانى، مطابقت، مماثلت sự tương tự 符合
2. (communication by) letters. I must deal with that (big pile of) correspondence. korrespondensie مُراسَلـه кореспонденция correspondência korespondence die Korrespondenz, Briefe korrespondance αλληλογραφία correspondencia kirjavahetus نامه ها؛ مکاتبات kirjeenvaihto courrier התכתבות पत्र व्यवहार prepiska, korespondencija levelezés korespondensi bréfaskipti; bréf corrispondenza 通信 서신왕래 laiškai, korespondencija, susirašinėjimas sarakstīšanās; korespondence surat-menyurat correspondentie brevveksling, korrespondanse korespondencja پیامونه correspondência cores­pon­denţă корреспонденция korešpondencia dopisovanje korespondencija brevväxling, korrespondens การติดต่อกันทางจดหมาย mektuplar 往來書信 кореспонденція, листування خط وكتابت، مراسلت quan hệ thư tù 通信(联系)
ˌcorreˈspondent noun
1. a person with whom one exchanges letters. He has correspondents all over the world. korrespondent مُتراسَل مَعَـه човек, с който си пишеш correspondente dopisovatel, korespondent der/die Briefpartner(in) brevven πρόσωπο με το οποίο κπ. αλληλογραφεί correspondiente kirjasõber مکاتبه کننده kirjeenvaihtaja correspondant מִתכָּתֵב संवाददाता dopisivač levelező sahabat pena sá sem staðið er í bréfaskiptum við corrispondente 文通者 통신원 susirašinėtojas korespondents penulis surat correspondent brevskriver, brevkontakt korespondent پيغام ليكنه،مكاتبه correspondente corespondent корреспондент korešpondent, -ka dopisovalec korespondent brevskrivare ผู้ติดต่อจดหมาย yazışılan kimse 通信者 той, з ким листуєшься مراسل‍ہ نگار thông tin viên 通信者
2. a person who contributes news to a newspaper etc. He's foreign correspondent for `The Times'. korrespondent مُراسِل جَريدَه кореспондент correspondente dopisovatel, zpravodaj der Korrespondent korrespondent ανταποκριτής corresponsal kirjasaatja, korrespondent گزارشگر؛ خبرنگار kirjeenvaihtaja correspondant/-ante כתב संवाददाता dopisnik, novinar tudósító koresponden fréttaritari corrispondente 特派員 특파원 korespondentas korespondents wartawan correspondent korrespondent korespondent راپورتر correspondente corespondent корреспондент dopisovateľ, -ka dopisnik korespondent korrespondent นักข่าวหนังสือพิมพ์ muhabir 記者 кореспондент نام‍ہ نگار phóng viên 记者,通讯员
ˌcorreˈsponding adjective
similar, matching. The rainfall this month is not as high as for the corresponding month last year. ooreenstemmend مُوافِق، مُنْسَجِـم، مُشابِه съответстващ correspondente odpovídající, příslušný entsprechend tilsvarende; på tilsvarende måde αντίστοιχος correspondiente vastav مشابه vastaava correspondant מקביל जो समतुल्य हो odgovarajući megfelelő sama samsvarandi corrispondente 対応する 상응하는 atitinkamas, atitinkantis atbilstošs sama overeenkomstig tilsvarende, korresponderende odpowiedni مشابه correspondente cores­pun­zător соответствующий zodpovedajúci, príslušný ustrezen isti motsvarande เหมือนกัน aynı, benzer 類似的,相符的 відповідний مشاب‍ہ، مماثل، اتنا هى tương ứng 相应的
correspondence course
a course of lessons by post. a correspondence course in accountancy. korrespondensiekursus دورَة بالمُراسَلـه задочно обучение curso por correspondência dálkový korespondenční kurs der Fernunterrichtskurs brevkursus; korrespondancekursus μαθήματα δι' αλληλογραφίας curso por correspondencia/a distancia kirikursus واحد مکاتبه ای kirjekurssi cours par correspondance קוּרס בְּהִתכַּתבוּת पत्राचार पाठ्यक्रम dopisni tečaj levelező oktatás/tanfolyam kursus tertulis bréfanámskeið corso per corrispondenza 通信教育 통신 교육 neakivaizdiniai kursai neklātienes kurss kursus melalui pos schriftelijke cursus brevkurs, korrespondansekurs kurs korespondencyjny د مكاتبى واحد curso por correspondência curs prin corespondenţă курс заочного обучения diaľkový kurz dopisni tečaj dopisni kurs korrespondenskurs การเรียนหนังสือทางไปรษณีย์ mektupla öğretim 函授課程 заочні курси مراسلتى نصاب lớp học hàm thụ 函授课程
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correspondent

مُرَاسِل dopisovatel korrespondent Briefschreiber επιστολογράφος corresponsal kirjeenvaihtaja correspondant dopisnik corrispondente 通信員 특파원 correspondent korrespondent korespondent correspondente корреспондент korrespondent นักข่าว muhabir phóng viên 记者
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