An agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another.
[Latin ēmissārius, from ēmissus, past participle of ēmittere, to send out. See emit.]
Dictionary:
em·is·sar·y (ĕm'ĭ-sĕr'ē) ![]() |
[Latin ēmissārius, from ēmissus, past participle of ēmittere, to send out. See emit.]
| Veterinary Dictionary: emissary |
Affording an outlet, referring especially to the venous outlets from the dural sinuses through the skull.
| Word Tutor: emissary |
An emissary for the president was sent to attend the coronation.
| Misspellings: emissary |
Common misspelling(s) of emissary
| Translations: Emissary |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - udsending, sendebud
Nederlands (Dutch)
gezant, geheim agent
Français (French)
n. - émissaire, représentant
Deutsch (German)
n. - Gesandter, Emissär
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απεσταλμένος
Italiano (Italian)
emissario, inviato
Português (Portuguese)
n. - representante (m) (f), agente (m) (f) (esp.) secreto
Español (Spanish)
n. - emisario, enviado
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - emissarie, sändebud
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
密使, 使者, 间谍
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 密使, 使者, 間諜
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 使者, 密偵
adj. - 使者の
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) رسول, جاسوس,
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שליח, מעביר שדר
If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.
To select your translation preferences click here.
| Shopping: emissary |
| emissaryship | |
| emissory | |
| chiaus |
Copyrights:
![]() | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Word Tutor. Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved. eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; free trial. Read more | |
![]() | Misspellings. © 1999-2009 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved. Read more | |
![]() | Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Read more |
Mentioned in