correspondent

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: letter writernewspapermannewspaperwomannewswriterpressmananalogous

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. someone who communicates by means of lettersSynonyms: letter writer
  2. a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast mediaSynonyms: newspapermannewspaperwomannewswriterpressman

Adjective (1)

  1. similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar“brains and computers are often considered analogous”“salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar”Synonyms: analogous
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Correspondent \Cor`re*spond"ent\, n.

1.One with whom intercourse is carried on by letter. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

2.One who communicates information, etc., by letter or telegram to a newspaper or periodical. [1913 Webster]

3.(Com.) One who carries on commercial intercourse by letter or telegram with a person or firm at a distance. [1913 Webster]

Correspondent \Cor`re*spond"ent\ (-ent), a. [Cf. F. correspondant.] Suitable; adapted; fit; corresponding; congruous; conformable; in accord or agreement; obedient; willing. [1913 Webster]

Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]

As fast the correspondent passions rise. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]

I will be correspondent to command. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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