AMBASSADOR

ambassador, embassador

(noun) a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another

ambassador

(noun) an informal representative; “an ambassador of good will”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ambassador (plural ambassadors)

A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)

An official messenger and representative.

A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.

Usage notes

• In English the preferred construction is (Nationality) ambassador to (Country) (the French ambassador to the United States) or ambassador of (Sending Country) to (Receiving Country) (the ambassador of France to the United States).

Source: Wiktionary


Am*bas"sa*dor, Em*bas"sa*dor, n. Etym: [See Embassador.]

1. A minister of the highest rank sent a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.

Note: Ambassador are either ordinary [or resident] or extraordinary, that is, sent upon some special or unusual occasion or errand. Abbott.

2. An official messenger and representative.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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