war correspondent

American  

noun

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

---

war correspondent British  

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of war correspondent

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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

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

One of his first journalism jobs was working for syndicated columnist Jack Anderson; during that time Peter spent a year as a war correspondent, covering conflicts in Afghanistan, the Middle East and the Western Sahara.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Based on Sigrid Nunez’s 2020 novel, “What Are You Going Through,” the film is an emotional two-hander starring Swinton as Martha, a successful war correspondent who discovers she is terminally ill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2024

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

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut