pen pal

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ˈpen pal noun [countable]  TCMFRIENDsomeone you make friends with by writing letters, especially someone who lives in another country and who you have never met 笔友 SYN British English pen friend

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pen pal• And there are online equivalents to pen pal clubs.

ˈpen pal nounChineseSyllable  

writing Corpus someone letters, make especially you someone friends with by

pen pal
ˈpen pal noun [countable]
someone you make friends with by writing letters, especially someone who lives in another country and who you have never met
   SYN  pen friend British English

pen palBrE /ˈpen pæl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpen pæl/ 🔊 (especially NAmE) (BrE also pen·friend) nouna person that you make friends with by writing letters, often sb you have never met 笔友