¹correspondent

adjective cor·re·spon·dent \ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt, ˌkär-\

Definition of CORRESPONDENT

: fitting, conforming —used with with or to <the outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes>

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Origin of CORRESPONDENT

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

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CORRESPONDENT

Synonyms: akin, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, alike, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike

Antonyms: different, dissimilar, diverse, unakin, unlike

Rhymes with CORRESPONDENT

corespondent

²correspondent

noun

: someone who writes letters or e-mails to another person

: a person whose job is to send news to a newspaper, radio station, or television program often from different places around the world

Full Definition of CORRESPONDENT

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 (as a newspaper) or a radio or television network often from a distant place <a war correspondent>

: something that corresponds

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