Definition of: correspondent

(kôr′ə·spon′dənt, kor′-) noun
1. One who communicates by means of letters; specifically, a newspaper or magazine employee who dispatches news and special reports from a seat of war or other place of public interest.
2. A person, partnership, firm, or corporation that carries on business transactions with another at a distance through letters or telegrams.
3. Anything that corresponds; a correlative.
—adjective
1. Having correspondence; correlated in nature; adapted: with to.
2. Obs. Obedient.