Correspondent — Cor re*spond ent ( ent), a. [Cf. F. correspondant.] Suitable; adapted; fit; corresponding; congruous; conformable; in accord or agreement; obedient; willing. [1913 Webster] Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law. Hooker. [1913 Webster] As … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
correspondent — I adjective adapted, agreeable, agreed, akin, analogous, answerable, apposite, appropriate, belonging, coequal, coextensive, cognate, coincidental, coinciding, collateral, comfortable, comparable, commensurable, complementary, concomitant,… … Law dictionary
Correspondent — Cor re*spond ent, n. 1. One with whom intercourse is carried on by letter. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. One who communicates information, etc., by letter or telegram to a newspaper or periodical. [1913 Webster] 3. (Com.) One who carries on… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
correspondent — early 15c., adj., having an analogous relationship (to), a sense taken up since 19c. by CORRESPONDING (Cf. corresponding); from M.L. correspondentem, prp. of correspondere (see CORRESPOND (Cf. correspond)). Meaning one who communicates with… … Etymology dictionary
correspondent — [n] person communicating in writing contributor, epistler, epistolarian, freelancer, gazetteer, journalist, letter writer, pen pal, reporter, stringer*, writer; concepts 348,423 … New thesaurus
correspondent — ► NOUN 1) a person who writes letters, especially on a regular basis. 2) a journalist reporting on a particular subject or from a particular country. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ corresponding … English terms dictionary
correspondent — [kôr΄əspän′dənt] adj. [ME < ML correspondens, prp. of correspondere,CORRESPOND] corresponding; agreeing; matching; analogous n. 1. a thing that corresponds; correlate 2. a) a person who exchanges letters with another b) a person who writes to… … English World dictionary
Correspondent — Foreign correspondent redirects here. For other uses, see Correspondent (disambiguation). Correspondent from Press TV in Madrid. A correspondent or on the scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more gene … Wikipedia
correspondent — A financial organization that performs services (acts as an intermediary) in a market for another organization that does not have access to that market. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * correspondent cor‧re‧spon‧dent [ˌkɒrˈspɒndənt ǁ… … Financial and business terms
correspondent — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who is employed by a newspaper or a television station etc to report news from a particular area or on a particular subject: Our correspondent in South Africa sent this report. | the political correspondent for The Times 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
