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

Holly Williams: Williams has been a foreign correspondent working out of Istanbul since 2012.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Prior to that, Asa spent a decade as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 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

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

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

A particularly interesting one is to send a letter in Esperanto to some English or foreign correspondent, enclosing a penny key.

From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John