foreignpenfriend

noun

UK /ˈfɒrən ˈpɛnfrɛnd/

US /ˈfɔrən ˈpɛnfrɛnd/

A friend you write letters or messages to in another country.

My foreignpenfriend in Japan sends me postcards every month.

SYNONYMS

overseas pen pal international penfriend foreign correspondent global pen pal

RELATED WORDS

penfriend pen pal letter correspondence exchange

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person from another country you meet through a school exchange program.

Our class wrote to a foreignpenfriend before the trip.

3. An online friend from a different country you chat with to practice languages.

She practices English with her foreignpenfriend every weekend.

4. A buddy you send small gifts and photos to across borders.

He mailed a birthday card to his foreignpenfriend in Brazil.