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corr.

corr.

7.6
A label meaning a news reporter or an editor's correction note
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : corresponsal
  • In the newspaper, the corr. was responsible for international news updates.

Examples

  • Please check the corr. in the margin for the editor's suggested changes.

  • The editor marked the corr. in the manuscript.

  • The corr. submitted a report from the scene of the event.

  • Please send your corr. to the main office.

  • The corr. submitted a report from the scene of the event.

  • In the newspaper, the corr. was responsible for international news updates.

  • Please check the corr. in the margin for the editor's suggested changes.

Synonyms

correspondent
vscorr.
  • Literature
684 4.4

A reporter who gives news from a place or about a particular subject

is an abbreviation in news writing meaning that reporter role or an editorial fix
journo
vscorr.
  • Slang
5 8.4

A person who reports news for newspapers, TV or websites

is an abbreviation in newsrooms meaning that reporter role or an editing fix

Surface Forms

corr. singular
corrs. plural

Etymology

Corr. can mean 'correspondent' or 'correction'. 'Correspondent' comes from cor- 'together' and respond 'answer', so a correspondent is a reporter who sends news back, and 'correction' comes from correct 'make right', so a 'corr.' note in editing asks to fix a mistake.