emissary

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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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

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