ENVOY
Dictionary entry overview: What does envoy mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
• ENVOY (noun)
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)
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)
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)
