1
as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
most of the industrialized nations of the world sent emissaries to the conference on global warming
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country
the embassy's staff likely contains at least one emissary who reports to the home country's chief of intelligence
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of emissary
Qin Fu is supposed to be meeting an emissary of China’s Empress Dowager on arrival, sent to catch a gang of political fugitives, but Holmes encourages his new protégé to assume his identity – apparently their names sound similar in Chinese – and investigate the Chinatown murders on his behalf.
—
James Marsh, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
What does this mean for the ubiquitous AI emissary, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who wasn’t at the press conference?
—R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
There have been stakeholder meetings about it throughout his presidency, with Gillibrand in particular acting as the movement’s emissary with top White House staff.
—Amanda Becker, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
The security droids continue to buy Jod's lies about being a Jedi emissary, as lightsabers are a rare thing and, as far as everyone on the planet knows, the Order is still alive and well.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emissary
James Marsh, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
What does this mean for the ubiquitous AI emissary, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang, who wasn’t at the press conference?
—R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
There have been stakeholder meetings about it throughout his presidency, with Gillibrand in particular acting as the movement’s emissary with top White House staff.
—Amanda Becker, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
The security droids continue to buy Jod's lies about being a Jedi emissary, as lightsabers are a rare thing and, as far as everyone on the planet knows, the Order is still alive and well.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emissary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emissary
Noun
-
Employee perks include free park admission, complimentary and discounted tickets for friends and family, in-park discounts, employee referral bonuses and ambassador events and previews, the news release says.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
-
Add Houston Rockets owner and ambassador to Italy, Tilman Fertitta, to the list of those dumbfounded by the Dallas Mavericks’ trade of Luka Doncic.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Cassian is now a secret spy for the budding Rebel Alliance.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
-
The payloads included a South Korean military radar spy satellite, a small commercial weather satellite, and the most interesting payload: an experimental reentry vehicle from a German startup named Atmos Space Cargo.—
Abigail Bassett,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Moscow on Friday for a fourth visit to Russia since January in a bid to move negotiations forward with senior Kremlin aides.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
-
His envoy, Steve Witkoff, had made a visit to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Gibbs meets his red-headed real estate agent, Diane (Kathleen Kenny).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
-
The same source suggested to The Athletic that Sanders' refusal to hire an agent to represent him in an official capacity acted as a detriment.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Candidates include former state representative and Council of State candidate Wesley Harris, who is challenging current Chairman Drew Kromer.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2025
-
Stakeholders When an incident goes down, multiple internal and external stakeholders will be involved: employees, customers, business partners, insurers, regulators, government representatives, law enforcement, etc.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
These hybrid operatives babysit swarms of agents, write policy tests and negotiate with regulators.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
-
Still, Democratic operatives say the optics matter.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Native American leaders were delegates in 1907 to the state’s constitutional convention.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
-
Kromer previously served as vice chair of the College Democrats of America, a delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention and a member of the state Democratic Party’s Executive Committee.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
In 2003, the Cabinet minister Haren Pandya was found dead in his car in Ahmedabad.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
-
Yvette Cooper, the minister responsible for immigration matters in the U.K., has reportedly ordered staff to publish statistics on the nationalities of foreign people convicted of crimes in the U.K., as well as details of the crimes.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Emissary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emissary. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share