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- [wawr kawr-uh-spon-duh nt, kor-]
- /wɔr ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dənt, ˌkɒr-/
- /wɔː(r) ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wawr kawr-uh-spon-duh nt, kor-]
- /wɔr ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dənt, ˌkɒr-/
Definitions of war correspondent words
- noun war correspondent a reporter or commentator assigned to send news or opinions directly from battle areas. 1
- noun war correspondent journalist who reports from war zones 1
- noun war correspondent a journalist who reports on a war from the scene of action 0
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Origin of war correspondent
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1860-65
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Parts of speech for War correspondent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
war correspondent popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
war correspondent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for war correspondent
noun war correspondent
- foreign correspondent — a correspondent, as for a periodical, assigned to send back articles and news dispatches from a foreign country for publication.
- newshound — A newspaper reporter.
- newswoman — a woman employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau.
- newswriter — A journalist who writes the scripts for a newsreader.
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