correspondent
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dənt//
- United States//ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɑn.dənt//
- Australia//ˌkɔɹ.ɪˈspɔn.dənt//
Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.
adjective
- 1
Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.
Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law.
[VV]e are able with playne demonſtration to proue, and vvith reaſon to perſvvade that in tymes paſt our fayth vvas alike, that then vve preached thinges correſpondent vnto the forme of faith already published of vs, ſo that none in this behalfe can repyne or gaynesay vs.
[…]and he exhibited a picture of mental stupor and abstraction, dreadful for Oriana to contemplate! producing in her, as from magnetic attraction, correspondent emotions, which with the utmost difficulty she restrained.
- 2
Conforming; obedient.
ARIEL: Pardon, master: / I will be correspondent to command, / And do my spriting gently.
Etymology
From Latin, via Middle French or directly, from Medieval Latin correspondēns, present participle of correspondeō.
noun
- 1
Something which corresponds with something else; counterpart.
Both kála and kalánka have widespread correspondents in the western Mediterranean Romance languages.
- 2
Someone who communicates with another person, or a publication, by writing.
- 3
A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.
Forms
- plural
- correspondents
- comparative
- more correspondent
- superlative
- most correspondent
correspondent · Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.
corridor · A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a…corroborate · To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to…corrupt · Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting…