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Synonyms

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

A war correspondent triumphantly announced that the lodgment area from which the Allied Armies would soon launch their major offensive into the heart of occupied France was now adequate and secure.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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