emissary[noun]Synonyms: messenger, bearer, carrier courier, envoy, internuncio
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
em‧is‧sa‧ry /ˈeməs
əri, ˈemɪs
əri $ -seri/
noun (
plural emissaries)
[countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: emissarius, from emittere; ⇒ emit]
someone who is sent with an official message or to do official work
Synonym : envoy:
Japan is sending two emissaries to Washington to discuss trade issues. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲