plural ambassadors
: the highest-ranking person who represents his or her own government while living in another country
Embassy officials met with the ambassador.
—often + toShe became the American ambassador to Italy [=she began representing America in Italy] several years ago.
—often used figurativelya baseball player who has been a very effective ambassador [=representative] for his sport
an ambassador of hope [=a person who tries to bring hope to another country or group of people]
a goodwill ambassador [=a person who travels to different places to promote friendship and goodwill]
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“Ambassador.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/ambassador. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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