emissary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛmɪˌsɛɹi/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

Etymology

From French émissaire, from Latin emissarius (“agent, scout, spy”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

envoy

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
representative
Narrower (hyponyms)
legate

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