ˌkɔrɪsˈpɔndənt n. & adj. --n. 1 a
person who writes letters to a person or a
newspaper,
esp. regularly. 2 a person employed to
contribute material for publication in a
periodical or for broadcasting (our
chess correspondent;
the BBC's Moscow correspondent). 3 a person or firm having
regular business relations
with another, esp. in another
country. --adj. (often foll. by
to, with)
archaic corresponding. øøcorrespondently adv. [ME f. OF correspondant or med.L (as CORRESPOND)]