co-respondent

Co-re·spond·ent

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koh-ri-spon-duh nt]
- /ˌkoʊ rɪˈspɒn dənt/
- /ˌkəʊ.rɪˈspɒn.dənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koh-ri-spon-duh nt]
- /ˌkoʊ rɪˈspɒn dənt/

Definitions of co-respondent word

noun co-respondent a person cited in divorce proceedings, who is alleged to have committed adultery with the respondent 3
noun co-respondent a joint defendant, charged along with the respondent, especially a person charged with adultery in a divorce proceeding. 1

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Origin of co-respondent

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; co- + respondent

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Parts of speech for Co-respondent

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Co-respondent

co-respondent popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for co-respondent

noun co-respondent

other man — a man who is romantically or sexually involved with another man's wife or lover, especially a man who is having an affair with a married woman.
other woman — a woman who is romantically or sexually involved with another woman's husband or lover, especially a woman who is having an affair with a married man.
second man — a person who assists the driver in crewing a locomotive
third party — any party to an incident, case, quarrel, etc., who is incidentally involved.

All 4 Synonyms of co-respondent

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