correspondent
gb/kˌɔɹɪspˈɑndənt/ us/kˌɔɹɪspˈɑndənt/
B2
Engleză
~ 7100
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
B2
entity
1
journalist reporting from a place/beat
A news reporter who works in a certain place or covers a certain topic for a TV channel, newspaper, or website.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] works as a correspondent for [organization] in [place]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "correspondent" with "correspondence" or "corresponding". "Correspondent" is a person who reports news, while "correspondence" means letters, emails, or messages, and "corresponding" is usually an adjective meaning matching or related.
Sinonime
reporter (More general; can be used for any person who reports news, while a correspondent often suggests a specialist or someone based in a particular place.)
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journalist (Broader term for anyone working in news; does not necessarily suggest being based in a specific location or beat.)
Antonime
viewer (A viewer consumes the news, whereas a correspondent produces and reports the news.)
Colocații
foreign correspondent
|war correspondent
|political correspondent
|chief correspondent
|correspondent for [BBC/CNN/etc.]
|correspondent in [city/country]
Teme
media
|journalism
|politics
|communication
|arts_entertainment
Exemple
- She worked as a foreign correspondent in Beijing for more than a decade.
- Our political correspondent is following the election campaign across the country.
- The channel sent a special correspondent to report on the earthquake.
- He is the Moscow correspondent for a major French newspaper.
- According to our science correspondent, the new study could change how vaccines are developed.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- She is a foreign correspondent for a big TV station.
- The political correspondent talked about the new law on the news.
- He works as a correspondent in London for a US newspaper.
- Our sports correspondent is at the stadium tonight.
- The correspondent sent a live report from the city center.
Substantiv
formal
C1
entity
2
person who writes letters/emails
A person who often writes letters or emails to another person or to a newspaper or group.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] is a regular correspondent to [newspaper/organization]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use "correspondent" when they mean the messages themselves, saying things like *I sent a correspondent yesterday*. The correct noun for the messages is "letter", "email", or "correspondence". Use "correspondent" only for the person who writes.
Sinonime
letter-writer (More informal and direct; focuses on letters rather than including emails or messages to organizations.)
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pen pal (Suggests a friendly, ongoing personal relationship, often for language practice or friendship, rather than formal or public letters.)
Antonime
recipient (A recipient receives letters or emails, while a correspondent is the person who writes them.)
Colocații
regular correspondent
|frequent correspondent
|long-time correspondent
|anonymous correspondent
|a correspondent writes to [newspaper]
Teme
communication
|writing
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- As a regular correspondent to the magazine, she often comments on environmental issues.
- He was my closest correspondent during the years I lived abroad.
- Letters from an anonymous correspondent began arriving at the editor's desk.
- The newspaper published a response from a longtime correspondent in New York.
- We welcome all our correspondents to keep their messages under 300 words.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- She is a regular correspondent to the local paper.
- He was my only correspondent when I moved to another country.
- An anonymous correspondent sent a short letter to the editor.
- I want to find a new correspondent to practice my English.
- The magazine thanks all its correspondents for their ideas.
Substantiv
technical
C1
entity
3
organization acting as local representative
A company, bank, or law firm that does work or offers services in one place for another company that is in a different place.
Tipar de utilizare:
[organization] acts as a correspondent for [foreign_organization] in [place]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may think this use of "correspondent" still means a person who writes letters. In business and finance, however, a "correspondent" is usually an institution, especially in phrases like "correspondent bank".
Sinonime
agent (General term for someone or something that acts on behalf of another; "correspondent" is more specific to institutional and cross-border arrangements.)
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representative (Broad term for someone who speaks or acts for another; does not necessarily imply specialized services like banking or legal work.)
Antonime
principal (In business and law, the principal is the main party that is represented, whereas the correspondent (or agent) is the party that represents or acts for the principal.)
Colocații
correspondent bank
|local correspondent
|overseas correspondent
|acts as correspondent for [organization]
|appoint a correspondent in [country]
Teme
business
|finance
|law
Exemple
- The local bank serves as a correspondent for several major international banks.
- Our firm acts as the company's correspondent in Brazil, handling all regulatory filings.
- They are seeking a correspondent in Tokyo to manage their payments in yen.
- The contract names a London correspondent to receive legal notices on behalf of the client.
- Funds are transferred through a network of correspondent banks around the world.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The small bank is a correspondent for a big US bank.
- Our law firm is the company’s correspondent in Paris.
- They use a correspondent bank to send money overseas.
- We need a local correspondent in China to help with payments.
- The contract lists a correspondent in New York for legal papers.
adjective
formal
C2
property
4
matching or consistent with something
Matching or in agreement with something else, especially in formal or legal language.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is correspondent to/with [something]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may use the adjective "correspondent" where modern English strongly prefers "corresponding", for example saying *correspondent numbers* instead of *corresponding numbers*. In most cases, use "corresponding" unless you are writing in a very formal or legal style.
Sinonime
corresponding (More common modern choice; used in both everyday and formal contexts, while "correspondent" as an adjective is mainly formal or old-fashioned.)
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consistent (Emphasizes lack of conflict or contradiction; does not always imply a one-to-one match.)
Antonime
inconsistent (Describes something that does not match or agree with something else, the opposite of being correspondent to it.)
Colocații
correspondent rights and duties
|correspondent obligations
|correspondent to the facts
|strictly correspondent with
|not correspondent to reality
Teme
law
|logic
Exemple
- The penalties must be correspondent to the seriousness of the offense.
- His duties are correspondent with his level of authority.
- Such a claim is not correspondent to the facts presented in court.
- The two contracts are not fully correspondent with each other.
- They argued that every right has a correspondent obligation.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The new rules are not correspondent to the old law.
- His power in the company is correspondent to his pay.
- The report is not correspondent with the real numbers.
- Each right has a correspondent duty in this system.
- Her story was not correspondent to the facts.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
correspondent
IPA
GB/kˌɔɹɪspˈɑndənt/
US/kˌɔɹɪspˈɑndənt/
Silabe și accent
cor - res - pond - ent (4 silabe)
Stress on 3rd syllable (pond)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: correspondent
- Plural: correspondents
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
correspondents
noun
Core family
correspond
verb B2
correspondence
noun B2
Related words
corresponding
adjective
correspondingly
adverb
Expresii
foreign correspondent
1/fˈɔɹən kˌɔɹɪspˈɑndənt/
fixed phrase
journalist based in another country
A journalist who lives in or often travels to another country to report news for a TV channel, newspaper, or website.
Exemple
- She became the network’s foreign correspondent in South Africa.
- As a foreign correspondent, he spends most of the year away from home.
- The foreign correspondent described daily life in the war-torn region.
legal correspondent
1/lˈiɡəl kˌɔɹɪspˈɑndənt/
fixed phrase
journalist who covers legal affairs
A journalist whose main job is to report news about courts, trials, and legal problems.
Exemple
- The channel’s legal correspondent explained the judge’s decision.
- Our legal correspondent is outside the courthouse with the latest details.
- She worked as a legal correspondent before joining a law firm.
political correspondent
1/pəlˈɪtɪkəl kˌɔɹɪspˈɑndənt/
fixed phrase
journalist who covers politics
A journalist whose main job is to report news about the government, elections, and political parties.
Exemple
- Our political correspondent is following the prime minister’s visit to the US.
- The political correspondent explained the possible impact of the new tax law.
- She worked as a political correspondent before moving into documentary film-making.
special correspondent
1/spˈɛʃəl kˌɔɹɪspˈɑndənt/
fixed phrase
journalist sent on a special assignment
A journalist who is sent to report on one special event, story, or place, and is not always based there.
Exemple
- The programme’s special correspondent is in Geneva for the climate talks.
- They hired a special correspondent to cover the Olympic Games.
- Our special correspondent will join us now from the scene of the accident.
war correspondent
1/wˈɔɹ kˌɔɹɪspˈɑndənt/
fixed phrase
journalist reporting from war zones
A journalist who goes to places where there is a war to report what is happening there.
Exemple
- The war correspondent sent a powerful report from the front line.
- Many war correspondents face serious danger while doing their jobs.
- He started as a local reporter and later became a war correspondent in the Middle East.