foreign correspondent
noun
Simple meaning
A journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcast.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfɔɹənkɔɹəspɑndənt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
journalism
A journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcast
journalism
A reporter or freelance journalist who is based in a foreign country, and who provides news reports and/or commentary from that place.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcast
Used this way, foreign correspondent is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in news or reporting contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- News/reporting
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