foreign correspondent

noun

: a correspondent employed to send news or comment from a foreign country

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More about John Yoon Richard C. Paddock has worked as a foreign correspondent in 50 countries on five continents with postings in Moscow, Jakarta, Singapore and Bangkok. Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Raf Sanchez Raf Sanchez is a foreign correspondent for NBC News. Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025 Half a world away, foreign correspondent Debora Patta recently managed to get into Sudan after two years of trying, and delivered a searing report on the plight of children there who aren’t getting the help once expected from the now-shuttered United States Agency for International Development. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025 Raf Sanchez Raf Sanchez is a foreign correspondent for NBC News. Keir Simmons, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign correspondent

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreign correspondent was in 1881

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“Foreign correspondent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20correspondent. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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