Added 9 October 2026
correspondent
/ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dənt/ noun
Latin root: correspondēns Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about correspondent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Someone who communicates by means of letters.
- A journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media.
adjective
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Similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar.
brains and computers are often considered analogous
Origin
From Latin, via Middle French or directly, from Medieval Latin correspondēns, present participle of correspondeō.
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