envoy
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envoy
- /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/ US
- /ˈɑn.vɔɪ/ US
- /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/ UK
Where it comes from
From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).
noun envoys
-
A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
Similar: envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
- A representative. special envoy to the United Nations
- A diplomat.
- A messenger.
- Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: emissary, envoi, envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary, ambassador, diplomat, delegate, ombudsman, mediator, coordinator, corespondent, minion, messenger, adviser, send, correspondent
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noun representative
| Español | enviado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사자 saja |
| 日本語 | 使者 sisha |
| 中文 | 使者 shǐzhě |
| हिन्दी | दूत dūt |
| Kiswahili | mjumbe |
| Português | enviado |
| Français | envoyé, émissaire |
| Deutsch | Gesandter, Gesandte |
| Italiano | inviato, inviata |
| Ελληνικά | αντιπρόσωπος antiprósopos |
| Română | trimis, sol |
| Русский | посла́нник poslánnik, посла́нец poslánec |
| Tiếng Việt | phái viên, công sứ, sứ giả |
| العربية | مَبْعُوث mabʕūṯ, وَزِير مُفَوَّض wazīr mufawwaḍ, رَسُول rasūl |
| עברית | שַׁגְרִיר shagrír |
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title = {envoy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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