emissary
/EM-ih-sair-ee/nouna person sent as a representative on a mission
“The king's emissary carried terms neither side had seen.”
- Synonyms
- envoy, delegate, agent
- Root
- mit- (send)
- Memory hook
- e (out) + missary (sent): the one sent out.
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