foreign correspondent

American  

noun

1. a correspondent, as for a periodical, assigned to send back articles and news dispatches from a foreign country for publication.

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foreign correspondent British  

noun

1. journalism a reporter who visits or resides in a foreign country in order to report on its affairs

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Example Sentences

Georgi Kantchev is a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal based in Berlin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

For decades, the rich, warm tones of Sir Mark were familiar to BBC audiences in Britain and around the world - a much-admired foreign correspondent and respected reporter and commentator on India.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Before her current role, Chao was a foreign correspondent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Forsyth wrote the book in 35 days, after several years working as a foreign correspondent.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

Not a little unlike "Mrs. Ramsbottom," is a foreign correspondent of the late Major Noah's paper, the "Times and Messenger," who writes under the nom de plume of "A Disbanded Volunteer," from Paris.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)