Synonyms of envoy

envoy

noun

ˈen-ˌvȯi 

1

as in ambassador

a person sent on a mission to represent another

the president sent the secretary of state as his personal envoy to gain the support of the country's allies

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in deputy

a person who acts or does business for another

one of the students was chosen as the club's envoy in meetings with the principal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deputy
• delegate
• representative
• agent
• attorney
• ambassador
• minister
• manager
• proxy
• rep
• diplomat
• procurator
• assignee
• commissary
• factor
• spokesperson
• plenipotentiary
• spokesman
• emissary
• diplomatist
• replacement
• surrogate
• legate
• distributor
• substitute
• speaker
• foreign minister
• spy
• stand-in
• liaison
• sub
• operative
• informer
• alternate
• broker
• mediator
• arbitrator
• intermediary
• peacemaker
• relief
• backup
• arbiter
• conciliator
• intercessor
• pinch hitter
• prophet
• mouthpiece
• middleman
• point man
• understudy
• go-between
• point person
• comprador
• interposer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of envoy

Less than two decades later, the bond was tested by a scandal known as the XYZ Affair, in which France’s foreign minister, Talleyrand, demanded bribes from American envoys to Paris. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Trump’s envoys have also proposed that Europe increase purchases of Russian gas as part of an effort to gain the Kremlin’s support for peace—further complicating the efforts of Ukraine and its remainingallies to squeeze Russia. — Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

To win effusive praise from special envoy Steve Witkoff and announce a resumption in negotiations, Russian President Vladimir Putin had to do very little. — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Special envoy Steve Witkoff praises President Vladimir Putin after Russia frees a retired American teacher. — David Hickey, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026