am·bas·sa·dress

(ăm-băs′ə-drĭs)

A woman ambassador. See Usage Note at -ess.

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am•bas•sa•dress

(æmˈbæs ə drɪs)

n.

1. a woman who is an ambassador.

2. the wife of an ambassador.

[1585–95]

usage: See -ess.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

ambassadress - a woman ambassador

ambassador, embassador - a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another

Translations

ambassadress

(o.f.) [æmˈbæsədrɪs] N → embajadora f

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ambassadress

n → Botschafterin f

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James Harthouse, 'that I doubt if any other ambassador, or ambassadress, could have addressed me with the same success.

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The awful thought had come upon her that this ambassadress had come to her as a proxy with a proposal of marriage.

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Rebecca might, perhaps, have told more: but five minutes after Miss Briggs's arrival in Rebecca's apartment, Miss Crawley actually made her appearance there--an unheard-of honour--her impatience had overcome her; she could not wait for the tardy operations of her ambassadress: so she came in person, and ordered Briggs out of the room.

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Hareton Earnshaw,' she desired me to be her ambassadress, and convey the present to its destined recipient.

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Her usual motive is ambition: if a man can offer her a great position, make her a princess or an ambassadress she may think the compensation sufficient."

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"A pretty ambassadress is necessary; an agreeable face is better than an ugly one, is it not?"

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Such qualities, useful and appropriate in a sovereign or an ambassadress, were of little service to a household compelled to jog in the common round.

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