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correspondent, special envoy
A person sent to a particular location on a special assignment, most commonly a journalist stationed abroad to report for a news organization.
海外特派員として働いている。
I work as a foreign correspondent.
ロンドン特派員からの報告です。
This is a report from our London correspondent.
新聞社の特派員として戦地に派遣された経験がある。
I have experience being dispatched to a war zone as a newspaper correspondent.
USAGE:
Most commonly refers to journalists stationed abroad. Often heard in TV news broadcasts introducing reports from overseas bureaus.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 海外特派員 (foreign correspondent)
- 特派員報告 (correspondent's report)
- 現地特派員 (on-site correspondent)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 記者: reporter, journalist — general term
- 通信員: news correspondent — similar but less common