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emissary

[ em-uh-ser-ee ]

noun

, plural em·is·sar·ies.
  1. a representative sent on a mission or errand:

    emissaries to negotiate a peace.

    Synonyms: legate, envoy, ambassador, delegate

  2. an agent sent on a mission of a secret nature, as a spy.
  3. Anatomy. sending or coming out, as certain veins that pass through the skull and connect the venous sinuses inside with the veins outside.
  4. pertaining to an emissary.


adjective

  1. Archaic. sent forth, as on a mission.

emissary

/ ˈɛmɪsərɪ; -ɪsrɪ /

noun

    1. an agent or messenger sent on a mission, esp one who represents a government or head of state
    2. ( as modifier )

      an emissary delegation

  1. an agent sent on a secret mission, as a spy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of veins) draining blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of emissary1

1595–1605; < Latin ēmissārius one sent out, equivalent to ēmiss- ( emission ) + -ārius -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of emissary1

C17: from Latin ēmissārius emissary, spy, from ēmittere to send out; see emit
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Example Sentences

Rabbi Kogan was in the UAE as an emissary for Chabad, which caters to the religious, social and humanitarian needs of Jews around the world, and he also managed a kosher supermarket in Dubai.

From BBC

A friendship between the two women was forged; Didion, who would publish “Slouching Toward Bethlehem” the following year, had found an emissary into the darker corners of the city’s cultural life.

He returned to Huizar’s office after college, eventually rising to the position of special assistant, serving as his driver, his confidant and his emissary to lobbyists, consultants and others.

Here were emissaries of the season, summer’s welcoming committee.

She’s an emissary from another world, a mismatch with the characters of “Misalliance” and all the more appreciated for showing them an alternative they never dreamed existed.

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