Synonyms for emissary

Grammar : Noun

Spell : em-uh-ser-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm əˌsɛr i

Top 10 synonyms for emissary

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Définition of emissary

Origin : 1620s, from French émissaire (17c.) or directly from Latin emissarius, literally "that is sent out," from emissus, past participle of emittere "send forth" (see emit).

noun deputy

Example sentences :

Or—harking back to her original theory—that he was an emissary from Scotland Yard?
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

I am no more than the emissary of Her Majesty—it is to her that your thanks are due.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

Fearlessly this emissary of love penetrates the realms of despair.
Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott

Could he be an emissary from some one whom the old forger had reason to evade?
Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander

The emissary and compadre of Hernandez spurred his horse close up.
Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad

I give you my word of honor, sir, that I am ignorant of the arrival of this French emissary.
Extract from : « A Romance of the West Indies » by Eugne Sue

Here was a spy from "the crowd," an emissary of "the modern."
Extract from : « By the Christmas Fire » by Samuel McChord Crothers

The Nipe had to be treated as an emissary from his home world—wherever that may be.
Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett

Joe Two-Hawk had come as a sort of emissary from the Brulés.
Extract from : « Land of the Burnt Thigh » by Edith Eudora Kohl

He sent an emissary to request a conference with a representative of the fruit company.
Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry

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