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correspondent

/kɒrɪˈspɒnd(ə)nt/
noun
1 A person who writes letters on a regular basis.
2 often with adjective or noun modifier A person employed to report for a newspaper or broadcasting organization.
adjective
corresponding

Origin
Late Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French correspondant or medieval Latin correspondent- ‘corresponding’, from the verb correspondere (see correspond).

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