EMISSARY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

Synonyms:

emissary; envoy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("emissary" is a kind of...):

representative (a person who represents others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "emissary"):

legate; official emissary (a member of a legation)

Credits