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noun

correspondent

CEFR B2

someone who communicates by means of letters

In a sentence

Six example sentences with correspondent, each labelled with its topic.

  • The novelist was a tireless correspondent, mailing four or five long letters every week to friends scattered across Europe.

    Literature

  • Two centuries of envelopes survive because each sister was a diligent correspondent who kept every reply she ever received.

    History

  • A sailor stationed abroad for three years became a faithful correspondent, posting a sealed letter home at every harbor.

    Travel

  • Darwin was a prolific correspondent, exchanging thousands of letters with breeders, gardeners, and rival naturalists.

    Science

  • Descartes found his sharpest correspondent in a princess whose letters pressed him on how mind could move body.

    Philosophy

  • Mozart was a lively correspondent, and his letters home describe every concert, meal, and rival in comic detail.

    Music

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