I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dənt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French correspondent, correspondant, from Medieval Latin correspondent-, correspondens, present participle of correspondēre — more at correspond
1. : having a relation of likeness : being similar or analogous to something
you tell of … preparing books — I have nothing correspondent . I am fooling around … dabbling in philosophy — O.W.Holmes †1935
: corresponding
each advantage having correspondent disadvantages
2. : being in agreement : suiting , fitting — used with with or to
the outcome was entirely correspondent with my wishes
3. obsolete : obedient , submissive
II. noun
( -s )
1. : something that corresponds : something equivalent or similar
this fish, the Oriental correspondent of the celebrated tarpon of the western Atlantic — H.M.Smith
2.
a. : one who communicates with another by letter especially as part of a regular exchange
b. archaic : one who communicates with another especially secretly : accomplice
c. : one who has regular commercial relations with another especially with a concern at a distance
the New York correspondent of a San Francisco brokerage house
d. : one who communicates information or comment to a newspaper by letter
no letter to the editor will be printed unless it bears the correspondent ' s name and address
e. : one employed by a newspaper or broadcasting company to contribute regular news reports or interpretations from a location distant from the home office
f. : a clerk who handles correspondence for a business concern