Correspondents

• Date: circa 1630 (17th Century)

Definitions

• 1 a : one who communicates with another by writing

b : one who has regular commercial relations with another

c : one who contributes news or commentary to a publication (as a newspaper) or a radio or television network often from a distant place <a war correspondent>

• 2 : something that corresponds

Correspond

Etymology

Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French correspondre, from Medieval Latin correspondēre, from Latin com- + respondēre to respond

• Date: 1529 (16th Century)

Definitions

• 1 a : to be in conformity or agreement <the ideal failed…to correspond with the reality — J. R. Sutherland>

b : to compare closely : match —usually used with to or with

c : to be equivalent or parallel

• 2 : to communicate with a person by exchange of letters.