ambassador

am·bas·sa·dor  (m-bs-dr, -dôr)

n.

1. A diplomatic official of the highest rank appointed and accredited as representative in residence by one government or sovereign to another, usually for a specific length of time.

2. A diplomatic official heading his or her country's permanent mission to certain international organizations, such as the United Nations.

3. An authorized messenger or representative.

4. An unofficial representative: ambassadors of goodwill.

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[Middle English ambassadour, from Old French ambassadeur, from Medieval Latin ambactia, mission, from Latin ambactus, servant, ultimately of Celtic origin; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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am·bassa·dori·al (-dôr-l, -dr-) adj.

am·bassa·dor·ship n.

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ambassador

Noun

1. a diplomat of the highest rank, sent to another country as permanent representative of his or her own country

2. a representative or messenger: he saw himself as an ambassador for the game [Old Provençal ambaisador]

ambassadorial adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ambassador - a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another embassador ambassadress - a woman ambassador diplomat, diplomatist - an official engaged in international negotiations
	2.	ambassador - an informal representative; "an ambassador of good will" spokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

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ambassador

noun representative, minister, agent, deputy, diplomat, envoy, consul, attaché, emissary, legate, plenipotentiary

Translations

ambassador [æmˈbæsədəʳ] n → embajador(a) m/f

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ambassador [æmˈbæsədəʳ] n → ambassadeur m

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ambassador [æmˈbæsədəʳ] n → Botschafter(in) m(f)

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ambassador [æmˈbæsədəʳ] n → ambasciatore/trice

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ambassador

n ambassador [amˈbӕsədə]

the government minister appointed to act for his government in another country the British Ambassador to Italy. ambassadeur سَفِير посланик velvyslanec ambassadør der/die Botschafter(in) πρεσβευτής embajador; embajadora suursaadik سفیر suurlähettiläs ambassadeur, drice שָׁגרִיר राजदूत veleposlanik nagykövet duta besar sendiherra ambasciatore, ambasciatrice 大使 대사 ambasadorius vēstnieks duta ambassadeur sendemann, ambassadør ambasador embaixador ambasa­dor посол veľvyslanec, -kyňa veleposlanik ambasador ambassadör เอกอัครราชทูต elçi 大使 посол, посланник سفیر ، ایلچی Đại sứ 大使

adj amˌbassaˈdorial [-ˈdoː-]

ambassadeuragtig خاصْ بِسَفَارَة، عَلى مُسْتَوى سَفارَه посланически velvyslanecký ambassadør- die Botschafts... πρεσβευτικός de embajador suursaadiklik وابسته به سفیر d'ambassadeur שֶׁל הַשַׁגרִירוּת राजदूतीय veleposlanički nagykövet(ség)i sendiherra- di/da ambasciatore 大使の 대사의 ambasadoriaus vēstniecības-; vēstnieka- kedutaan ambassadeurs- ambassadør- ambasadorski de embaixador de amba­sador посольский veľvyslanecký veleposlaniški ambasadorski ambassadörs- ที่เกี่ยวกับตำแหน่งเอกอัครราชทูต elçiliğe ait 大使級的 посольський سفارتی طور پر thuộc đại sứ 大使级的