envoy

Meaning

1. A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
2. A representative.
3. A diplomat.
4. A messenger.
5. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”).

Synonyms

messenger

ambassador

emissary

representative

delegate

agent

diplomat

minister

minister plenipotentiary

broker

mission

embassy

delegation

envoi

apostle

envoy extraordinary

prophet

high commissioner

consul

negotiator

vakil

carrier

deliverer

deputy

diplomatic body

diplomatic corps

go-between

jaundice

legate

legation

mediator

missionary

office boy

office worker

🧑‍💼

plenipotentiary

runner

🏃

sent

statesman

secret emissary

Translations

envoyé

enviado

inviato

représentant

émissaire

Gesandter

afgezant

gezant

representante

delegato

bode

Stellvertreter

gedelegeerde

Delegierte

messager

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/

Etymology

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