pen-friend

• Personne avec qui l'on se lie d'amitié par une correspondance régulière et amicale, ou par échange de lettres.

A person with whom one develops a friendship through regular, friendly letter writing or correspondence.

1. Correspondence friendA2formal

   A person with whom one develops a friendship through regular letter writing or email exchanges, often living in a different country.

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   • I have been writing to my pen-friend in Japan for three years.
   • She found a pen-friend through an international exchange program.
   • My pen-friend sent me a postcard from her hometown.

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