/ Dictionary / Index C corespondent: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: co•re•spond•ent Pronunciation: (kō"ri-spon'dunt), [key] — n. Law. a joint defendant, charged along with the respondent, esp. a person charged with adultery in a divorce proceeding. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: corespondent (Thesaurus) corer core vocabulary Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lunar Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language