foreign correspondent
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈfɔrɪn ˌkɔrɪˈspɒndənt/
- Literature
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corresponsal en el extranjero
- Previously with The Australian, Matthew spent much of last year working as a foreign correspondent and currently co-edits this website.
Examples
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Samara's character was inspired by me and probably 20 other female foreign correspondents I've worked with over the years.
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Today is the first time that foreign correspondents have been allowed to view the 242 at close quarters.
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I want the job of foreign correspondent.
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You will be an exceptional foreign correspondent.
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I'm a foreign correspondent for United World News.
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You are a battle-tested foreign correspondent.
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For many years a foreign correspondent for the Times and later its assistant managing editor, Salisbury wrote:
Academic text (2011) -
Peter Popham has been a foreign correspondent and commentator at The Independent for more than 20 years.
Blog text (25) -
This from foreign correspondent, C. Brooks Peters at the Berlin bureau, reporting to The New York Times office in New York City.
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As a foreign correspondent, she reports on major events happening around the world.
Synonyms
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1.1
A person who finds and tells news on TV, radio, or newspapers
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2.3
A person who reports news for a newspaper, magazine, TV, or website
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4.4
A reporter who gives news from a place or about a particular subject
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1.6
A person who reports news on television
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2.5
A person who reports news on television
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A person who reports news for newspapers, TV or websites
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A person who reports news on radio or television
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A person who finds and reports news for television, radio, or newspapers
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A person who makes news articles for a newspaper or TV
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a journalist who reports from another country' is directly and compositionally derived from 'foreign' (from another country) + 'correspondent' (a reporter assigned to a place). This adjective + noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Foreign correspondent comes from the idea of a foreign place and a correspondent who 'corresponds' by sending news back home. Picture a reporter living in another country and sending stories to their home paper, so it means 'a journalist who reports from a foreign country'.