war correspondent

American  

noun

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

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war correspondent British  

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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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

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

As a war correspondent and author of best-selling books chronicling everything from chronicling the exploits of CIA spies during the Cold War and Lawrence of Arabia, Anderson knows his way around conflict.

From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026

One of the animating questions in a film about a war correspondent is “Why?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024

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

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut