corrspondent Form the movie "The last of Mrs Cheyney" (1929) - You will refuse Lord Elton! - Why? - Because his wealth and his position will in no way compensate you for his, uh, his dullness. - Well, assuming all that to be true the love of a good man surely stands for something. - Not at all. That is proved by the fact that it always the bad man who is the correspondent. What does "the correspondent" mean here? It's surely not a reporter or a pen friend.