internationalpenpal
nounUK /ˌɪntəˈnæʃənl ˈpɛnpæl/
US /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənl ˈpɛnpæl/
A friend you write letters or messages to who lives in another country.
My internationalpenpal in Japan sends me postcards with beautiful stamps.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A person you meet through a school exchange program and keep in touch with by mail.
Our class got an internationalpenpal from France through the exchange program.
3. Someone you practice a foreign language with by writing to each other.
I practice my Spanish by writing to my internationalpenpal in Mexico.
4. A long-distance friend from another country who shares hobbies with you.
My internationalpenpal and I both collect coins and trade them by mail.