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emissary

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of emissary

1 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 of emissary

agent, ambassador, delegate, envoy, legate, minister, representative
Words Related to emissary

ambassadress

attaché, chargé d'affaires, consul, deputy, diplomat, foreign minister, nuncio, procurator, proxy

apostle, evangelist, missionary

deputation, detachment, legation

courier, messenger

mouthpiece, spokesperson

2 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 of emissary

agent, asset, intelligencer, mole, operative, spook, spy, undercover
Words Related to emissary

courier

counterspy, double agent, sleeper

infiltrator, informer, stool pigeon

spymaster, superspy
Phrases Synonymous with emissary

secret agent, undercover agent

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