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Meaning of 'correspondent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Correspondent [ a.]
- Suitable; adapted; fit; corresponding; congruous; conformable; in accord or agreement; obedient; willing.
2 . Correspondent [ n.]
- One with whom intercourse is carried on by letter.
- One who communicates information, etc., by letter or telegram to a newspaper or periodical.
- One who carries on commercial intercourse by letter or telegram with a person or firm at a distance.

Meaning of 'correspondent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . correspondent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
Example in sentence:
  • brains and computers are often considered analogous;
  • salmon roe is marketed as analogous to caviar

Nearby Words:

cor cor- cor/niculate cora coracle coracoid corage coral coral fish coral-rag

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