envoy

English

Etymology

From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/, /ˈɑn.vɔɪ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

envoy (plural envoys)

1. (law) A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
3. A representative.

   special envoy to the United Nations

4. A diplomat.
5. A messenger.
6. (poetry) Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”)

Synonyms

• (diplomatic agent of second rank): envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary

Derived terms

• e-envoy
• envoyship

Translations

diplomatic agent of second rank

• Georgian: დესპანი (desṗani)
• German: Gesandter (de) m, Gesandte (de) f
• Thai: รัฐทูต (rát-tà-tûut)

representative

• Arabic: مَبْعُوث m (mabʕūṯ)
• Belarusian: пасла́ннік m (paslánnik)
• Bengali: দূত (bn) (dut)
• Burmese: သံ (my) (sam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 使者 (zh) (shǐzhě)

• Czech: vyslanec (cs) m
• Dutch: gezant (nl) m
• Egyptian: (wpwtj)
• Finnish: edustaja (fi)
• French: envoyé (fr) m, émissaire (fr) m
• Georgian: დესპანი (desṗani)
• German: Gesandter (de) m, Gesandte (de) f
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 m (airus)
• Greek: αντιπρόσωπος (el) m (antiprósopos)
• Guaraní: temimbou
• Hindi: दूत (hi) m (dūt)
• Italian: inviato (it) m
• Japanese: 使者 (ja) (ししゃ, sisha)
• Khmer: ប្រេសិត (km) (preesət), ទូត (km) (tuut)
• Korean: 사자 (ko) (saja)
• Lao: ທູດ (thūt)
• Latin: lēgātus (la) m
• Malay: duta (ms)
• Maori: karere
• Norwegian: sendebud n
• Ottoman Turkish: سفیر (sefir)
• Pali: dūta m
• Polish: wysłannik (pl) m
• Portuguese: enviado (pt) m
• Russian: посла́нник (ru) m (poslánnik), посла́нец (ru) m (poslánec)
• Sanskrit: दूत (sa) m (dūta)
• Spanish: enviado (es) m
• Swedish: envoyé (sv) c
• Telugu: దూత (te) (dūta)
• Thai: ทูต (th) (tûut)
• Ukrainian: посла́нник m (poslánnyk)
• Vietnamese: phái viên (vi)