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correspondent definition

cor·re·spond·ent (-spän′dənt)

adjective

corresponding; agreeing; matching; analogous

Etymology: ME < ML correspondens, prp. of correspondere, correspond

noun

  1. a thing that corresponds; correlate
    1. a person who exchanges letters with another
    2. a person who writes to a magazine or newspaper, expressing an opinion, as on public affairs
  3. a person hired by a newspaper, radio or television network, etc. to furnish news, articles, newscast segments, etc. of a certain type or from a distant place
  4. a person or firm acting for, or having regular business relations with, another at a distance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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