foreign correspondents

noun

plural of foreign correspondent
as in correspondents

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  1. correspondents
  2. journalists
  3. reporters
  4. interviewers
  5. newsmen
Noun
  • Illustration by Jeffrey Smith On June 4, 1952, Ernest Hemingway stood at his typewriter at Finca Vigía, his home outside Havana, and wrote to one of his favorite correspondents, Harvey Breit, of the Times Book Review.
    — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Trevor Noah took over the role before leaving in 2022, and anchoring duties were divvied up between a rotating cast of correspondents for just under a year in 2023.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of correspondents
Noun
  • The airport was off limits to journalists, and no manifest for the flights has been provided.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After Palestinian medics took Levine away, the attackers charged again and hit several journalists with rocks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of journalists
Noun
  • But as reporters from across the nation showed up to cover Wednesday's rally and meet, Sarah was no longer feeling quite so isolated.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Rubio told reporters Wednesday that decisions regarding Ukraine’s access to Starlink were up to its parent company SpaceX and Musk, not the White House.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of reporters
Noun
  • In Canada, interviewers from the first season will return alongside additional new ones.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • For these polls, interviewers placed more than 480,000 calls to more than 170,000 voters.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of interviewers
Noun
  • Fifty years ago audiences were riveted by that thriller that focused on two relentless newsmen, played by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, who were digging into the seedy mysteries of the Watergate scandal.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • Persons thus satirized included presidents Reagan, Carter, Ford and Nixon, as well as newsmen Dan Rather and Ted Koppel.
    — Carmel Dagan, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of newsmen
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“Foreign correspondents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreign%20correspondents. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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