noun
Meaning 1
A correspondent; a writer of letters.
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Phrase guide
letter writer
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noun
Meaning 2
A person employed to write letters for illiterate people; a person who does this as an occupation.
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noun
Meaning 3
A book containing examples of letters that can be imitated by those who wish to write correspondence.
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noun
Meaning 4
someone who communicates by means of letters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: correspondent
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Broader terms: communicator
Narrower terms: pen pal, pen-friend
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: briefskrywer — correspondent
- Chinese Mandarin: 代書先生 /代书先生 (dàishū xiānshēng) — correspondent
- Chinese Mandarin: 書啓先生 /书启先生 (shūqǐ xiānshēng) — correspondent
- German: Briefeschreiber — correspondent
- Greek: αλληλογράφος (allilográfos) — correspondent
- Swedish: brevskrivare — correspondent