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correspondent vs pen pal

pen pal vs correspondent

correspondent and pen pal both are nouns.

correspondent is an adjective but pen pal is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
correspondent Yes Yes No No
pen pal Yes No No No
As nouns, pen pal is a hyponym of correspondent; that is, pen pal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than correspondent:
  • correspondent: someone who communicates by means of letters
  • pen pal: a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence
Other hyponyms of correspondent include pen-friend.
correspondent (noun) pen pal (noun)
someone who communicates by means of letters a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence
a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
correspondent (adjective) pen pal (adjective)
similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
Difference between correspondent and pen pal

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