envoy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑnvɔɪ/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛnvɔɪ/

Noun

envoy (plural envoys)

(law) a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
a representative.
a diplomat.
a messenger.
a short stanza at the end of a poem.

Synonyms

(diplomatic agent of second rank): envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary

Translations

diplomatic agent of second rank

German: Gesandter (de) m, Gesandte (de) f

Thai: รัฐทูต (rát-tà-tûut)

representative

Arabic: مَبْعُوث‎ m (mabʿūṯ)
Belarusian: пасла́ннік m (paslánnik)
Burmese: သံ (my) (sam)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 使者 (zh) (shǐzhě)
Dutch: gezant (nl) m
Finnish: edustaja (fi)
French: envoyé (fr) m, émissaire (fr) m
German: Gesandter (de) m, Gesandte (de) f
Greek: αντιπρόσωπος (el) m (antiprósopos)
Italian: inviato (it) m
Japanese: 使者 (ja) (ししゃ, sisha)
Khmer: ប្រេសិត (km) (preesət), ទូត (km) (tuut)

Korean: 사자 (ko) (saja)
Lao: ທູດ (thūt)
Latin: lēgātus (la) m
Maori: karere
Portuguese: enviado (pt) m
Russian: посла́нник (ru) m (poslánnik), посла́нец (ru) m (poslánec)
Sanskrit: दूत (sa) m (dūta)
Spanish: enviado (es) m
Swedish: envoyé (sv) c
Thai: ทูต (th) (tûut)
Ukrainian: посла́нник m (poslánnyk)
Vietnamese: phái viên (vi)

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