war correspondent
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of war correspondent
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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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
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
“It feels like being a war correspondent and saying, ‘Hey Army, can I have a Band-Aid?,’” he joked, then said that his foot had become infected and “hasn’t improved.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
There was a photographer present, a German war correspondent with a Leica.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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