correspondent

🇺🇸 /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt/
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noun
C1

A person who reports news from a place or on a topic for a news company.

The news correspondent reported live from the event.

C1

A person who writes letters or emails to someone else.

She was a regular correspondent, sending letters every week.

translation

n. A person who reports news from a place or on a topic for a news company.; A person who writes letters or emails to someone else.

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Plural correspondents