ambassador
Meanings
Plural: ambassadors
Noun
- a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
- an informal representative
- "an ambassador of good will"
- A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
- An official messenger and representative.
- A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
- A player who is an excellent role-model and who upholds the integrity of the game and thereby contributes to the sport's popularity and growth.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English ambassadore, from Anglo-Norman ambassadeur, from Old Italian ambassadore, from Old Occitan ambaisador (“ambassador”), derivative of ambaissa (“service, mission, errand”), from Medieval Latin ambasiator, from Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌹 (andbahti, “service, function”), from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (“service, office”), derivative of Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (“servant”), from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-h₂eǵ- (“drive around”), from *h₂m̥bʰi- (“around”) + *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”).
Displaced native Old English ǣrendraca.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
ambassador is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordambassador is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 17
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