correspondent:
(with a double ‘r‘; plural: ‘correspondents‘; ‘c’ in this word is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound — for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a female war correspondent at a sensitive spot in Iraq
a person who exchanges letters with another person regularly; a letter writer;
an employee in a newspaper office, television or radio station whose job is to report news from a far away place; a stringer;
a person in an office, business or organisation whose responsibility is to receive and answer letters or enquiries to keep in touch with the public, either inland or abroad,
a BBC correspondent being interviewed in London
My pen-friend/pen pal is a good correspondent; I love to get letters from her. (letter writer)
Our college correspondent assured us that he would inform all the students regarding the change in the exam schedule as soon as he received new schedule from the university. (an official who is responsible for official communication through letters)
There are different types of correspondents: foreign correspondent, political correspondent, war correspondent, sports correspondent, financial correspondent, and so on; each one specialised in the field of their choice. (a news reporter for a newspaper, radio or television channel who gathers information and passes it on to the office)
