Synonyms of emissary

emissary

noun

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

• ambassador
• envoy
• representative
• delegate
• minister
• agent
• diplomat
• legate
• consul
• attaché
• missionary
• deputy
• proxy
• messenger
• spokesperson
• apostle
• nuncio
• procurator
• foreign minister
• legation
• ambassadress
• evangelist
• deputation
• courier
• chargé d'affaires
• mouthpiece
• detachment

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

• spy
• agent
• operative
• mole
• undercover agent
• undercover
• secret agent
• informer
• asset
• spook
• intelligencer
• courier
• sleeper
• spymaster
• double agent
• infiltrator
• counterspy
• stool pigeon
• superspy

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