war correspondent

noun

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

war correspondent

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of war correspondent¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

“The new era in which Israel, backed by the U.S., dominates the Middle East is likely to see even more violence and instability than in the past,” longtime war correspondent Patrick Cockburn wrote this month.

From Salon

In 1941, Hemingway sat feet away, entertaining war correspondents, expatriates, and political notables.

From Salon

The story of photographer Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, a model who became a war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

From BBC

As a war correspondent, I’ve met soldiers around the world — in Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon, as well as Israel — and the best of them do not celebrate death, even the deaths of their enemies.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times