Synonyms for

Correspondent

Verb / ˌkɔ:rʌˈspɑ:ndʌnt / Another word for correspondent — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Someone who reports news or events for a newspaper, magazine, or broadcast organization

Synonyms & similar words

letterwriter pressman newspaperman analogous newswriter newspaperwoman reporter journalist newscaster anchor broadcaster commentator stringer contributor columnist scribe penman author writer essayist novelist poet chronicler historian biographer

Synonyms by register

Formal

equivalent analogous comparable commensurate

Informal

match alike same similar

Literary

kin parallel

Antonyms

different unrelated dissimilar disparate unconnected unmatched

Common collocations

  • correspondent to
  • correspondent with
  • a correspondent bank
  • a foreign correspondent
  • a war correspondent
  • correspondent account
  • correspondent services

Word family

noun correspondence
verb correspond
adjective corresponding

Usage note

As a noun, 'correspondent' often refers to a journalist reporting from a distant location. As an adjective, it means similar or equivalent, often used with 'to' or 'with'.

Example sentences

  1. The war correspondent was embedded with the troops.
  2. The foreign correspondent is reporting from London.
  3. The sports correspondent covers all the local teams.
  4. The political correspondent interviewed the senator.
  5. The science correspondent explained the latest discoveries.

Quotes

  • A correspondent is someone who can tell you what's going on in the world today.
  • A good correspondent is someone who opens up a window into a culture.
  • A foreign correspondent is someone who flies around from hotel to hotel and thinks that the most interesting thing about any story is the fact that he has arrived to cover it.

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