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em·is·sar·y  (m-sr)

n. pl. em·is·sar·ies

An agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another.

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[Latin missrius, from missus, past participle of mittere, to send out; see emit.]

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emissary [ˈɛmɪsərɪ -ɪsrɪ]

n pl -saries

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  an agent or messenger sent on a mission, esp one who represents a government or head of state

b.  (as modifier) an emissary delegation

2. an agent sent on a secret mission, as a spy

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) (of veins) draining blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull

[from Latin ēmissārius emissary, spy, from ēmittere to send out; see emit]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

emissary - someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else envoy legate, official emissary - a member of a legation representative - a person who represents others

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emissary

noun envoy, agent, deputy, representative, ambassador, diplomat, delegate, courier, herald, messenger, consul, attaché, go-between, legate the President's special emissary to Hanoi

Translations

emissary [ˈemɪsərɪ] N → emisario/a m/f

emissary [ˈɛmɪsəri] n → émissaire m

emissary

n → Emissär m, → Abgesandte(r) mf

emissary [ˈɛmɪs/ərɪ] n → emissario

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emissary [ˈɛmɪs/ərɪ] n → emissario