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ENVOY

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English dictionary: Word overview

ENVOY (noun)
  The noun ENVOY has 3 senses:

1. a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
2. someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
3. a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

  Familiarity information: ENVOY used as a noun is uncommon.


English dictionary: Word details


ENVOY (noun)


Sense 1envoy [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A diplomat having less authority than an ambassador

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

envoy; envoy extraordinary; minister plenipotentiary

Hypernyms ("envoy" is a kind of...):

diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)


Sense 2envoy [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

emissary; envoy

Hypernyms ("envoy" is a kind of...):

representative (a person who represents others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "envoy"):

legate; official emissary (a member of a legation)


Sense 3envoy [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

A brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

envoi; envoy

Hypernyms ("envoy" is a kind of...):

stanza (a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem)


English Proverbs
"He that will steal an egg will steal an ox."
(English proverb)
"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Walk beside me that we may be as one."
(Native American proverb, Ute)
"If you are saved from the lion, do not be greedy and hunt it."
(Arabic proverb)
"Misery enjoys company."
(Dutch proverb)


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