ambassador
[ am-bas-uh-der, -dawr ]
/ æmˈbæs ə dər, -ˌdɔr /
noun
a diplomatic official of the highest rank, sent by one sovereign or state to another as its resident representative (ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary).
a diplomatic official of the highest rank sent by a government to represent it on a temporary mission, as for negotiating a treaty.
a diplomatic official serving as permanent head of a country's mission to the United Nations or some other international organization.
an authorized messenger or representative. Abbreviation: Amb., amb.
Origin of ambassador
OTHER WORDS FROM ambassador
am·bas·sa·do·ri·al [am-bas-uh-dawr-ee-uh l, -dohr-] /æmˌbæs əˈdɔr i əl, -ˈdoʊr-/, adjective am·bas·sa·do·ri·al·ly, adverb am·bas·sa·dor·ship, noun pre·am·bas·sa·do·ri·al, adjectiveWords nearby ambassador
ambagious,
ambala,
ambarella,
ambartsumian,
ambary,
ambassador,
ambassador-at-large,
ambassadors, the,
ambassadress,
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Definition for ambassadors (2 of 2)
Ambassadors, The
noun
a novel (1903) by Henry James.
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British Dictionary definitions for ambassadors
ambassador
/ (æmˈbæsədə) /
noun
short for ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary; a diplomatic minister of the highest rank, accredited as permanent representative to another country or sovereign
ambassador extraordinary
a diplomatic minister of the highest rank sent on a special mission
ambassador plenipotentiary
a diplomatic minister of the first rank with treaty-signing powers
ambassador-at-large US
an ambassador with special duties who may be sent to more than one government
an authorized representative or messenger
Derived forms of ambassador
ambassadress, fem n ambassadorial (æmˌbæsəˈdɔːrɪəl), adjective ambassadorship, nounWord Origin for ambassador
C14: from Old French
ambassadeur, from Italian
ambasciator, from Old Provençal
ambaisador, from
ambaisa (unattested) mission, errand; see
embassy
usage for ambassador
The gender-neutral form is
ambassador