correspondent
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Someone who communicates using letters.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kɔɹəsˈpɑndənt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Someone who communicates by means of letters
Someone who communicates with another person, or a publication, by writing.
Something which corresponds with something else; counterpart.
A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.
adjective
Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.
with to or with
Conforming; obedient.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who communicates by means of letters
Used this way, correspondent is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use correspondent
- “The foreign correspondent reported live from the distant country.”
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