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Correspondent vs Mutual - What's the difference?

correspondent | mutual |

As adjectives the difference between correspondent and mutual

is that correspondent is corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous while mutual is having the same relationship, each to each other.

As nouns the difference between correspondent and mutual

is that correspondent is someone who or something which corresponds while mutual is a mutual fund, etc.

correspondent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.
  • * Hooker
  • Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law.
  • (with to or with) Conforming; obedient.
  • * 1610 , , act 1 scene 2
  • : Pardon, master: / I will be correspondent to command, / And do my spriting gently.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who or something which corresponds.
  • A journalist who sends reports to his newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.
  • Derived terms

    * correspondential * correspondently * correspondentship * foreign correspondent

    Hyponyms

    * stringer

    See also

    * corespondent * in Wikipedia

    References

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    mutual

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (abbreviation) * (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the same relationship, each to each other.
  • They were mutual enemies.
  • Reciprocal.
  • They had mutual fear of each other.
  • Possessed in common.
  • They had a mutual love of the same woman.
  • Owned by the members.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mutual fund, etc.
  • Anagrams

    * ----