war correspondent

American

noun

a reporter or commentator assigned to send news or opinions directly from battle areas.

war correspondent British

noun

a journalist who reports on a war from the scene of action

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Etymology

Origin of war correspondent

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

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war correspondent

I have a painfully naive fantasy of being a war correspondent, but that’s not what this is.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

He chose Wendy Holden, the former war correspondent, to be his co-author and act as an “objective narrator and guide.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was awkwardly dispatched to soothe the financial markets while doubling as a kind of economic war correspondent.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2026

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and war correspondent Peter Arnett has died at the age of 91, US media has reported.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

There was a photographer present, a German war correspondent with a Leica.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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