CORRESPONDENT


Meaning of CORRESPONDENT in English

I. ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dənt, ˌkär- adjective

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

Date: 15th century

1. : corresponding

2. : fitting , conforming — used with with or to

the outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes

II. noun

Date: circa 1630

1.

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

2. : something that corresponds

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.