Synonyms for envoy
- noun
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
Related words
- Other spellings
- envoi l'envoi
Forms
- Plural
- envoys → ambassadors, emissaries, deputies, ministers…
Example sentences
- minister The Foreign Minister said that war was inevitable.
- deputy Ziri was a sheriff's deputy back in the 1980s.
- ambassador Mr Brown was acting in the capacity of ambassador.
- emissary The president sent an emissary to renegotiate the terms.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| envoy | steady | |
| minister | steady | |
| deputy | falling | |
| ambassador | steady | |
| emissary | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- agent2
- 6 letters
- deputy3, legate2
- 8 letters
- minister3, delegate3, emissary4
- 9 letters
- messenger3
- 10 letters
- ambassador4
- 14 letters
- representative5
- 15 letters
- plenipotentiary
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agent2 = 2 syllables).