envoy

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
  2. noun someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
  3. noun a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

Etymology

From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary

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