foreign correspondent

noun

: a correspondent employed to send news or comment from a foreign country

Examples of foreign correspondent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thomson Reuters Covers the U.S. Federal Reserve, monetary policy and the economy, a graduate of the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University with previous experience as a foreign correspondent, economics reporter and on the local staff of the Washington Post. Howard Schneider, Reuters, 23 Aug. 2024 Raf Sanchez Raf Sanchez is a foreign correspondent for NBC News. Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024 Fox News foreign correspondent Trey Yingst was at the scene and shared video on X of him standing on broken glass that had shattered off a storefront across the street. Brie Stimson, Fox News, 19 July 2024 Prince Harry asked at the bedside of Private Habu Sadiq in a video captured by PEOPLE's chief foreign correspondent Simon Perry, who is exclusively covering the Duke and Duchess's outings in Nigeria. Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign correspondent 

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Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreign correspondent was in 1881

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“Foreign correspondent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20correspondent. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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