Synonyms for ambassador
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Noun
1. Envoy
envoy, minister, nuncio, deputy, representative, plenipotentiary, legate
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Definitions
- n. 1
A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
Related words
- Word family
- ambassadorial ambassadorship ambassadress ambassadrix ambassadry
Forms
- Plural
- ambassadors → envoys, ministers, nuncios, deputies…
Example sentences
- minister The Foreign Minister said that war was inevitable.
- deputy Ziri was a sheriff's deputy back in the 1980s.
- envoy There's an envoy from Australia here to see you.
- nuncio The Papal Nuncio is visiting our bishop.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ambassador | steady | |
| minister | steady | |
| deputy | falling | |
| envoy | steady | |
| nuncio | steady | |
| embassador | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- envoy2
- 6 letters
- deputy3, legate2, nuncio3
- 8 letters
- minister3
- 10 letters
- embassador
- 14 letters
- representative5
- 15 letters
- plenipotentiary
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (envoy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ambassadeur
- Italiano
- ambasciatore
- Español
- embajador
- Deutsch
- Botschafter
- Català
- ambaixador