emissary C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈɛmɪˌsɛɹi/ UK /ˈɛmɪs(ə)ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #19060 Meanings 1 noun An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else. The small group around Ch’en Tu-hsiu that had remained at headquarters hastily sent an emissary—Chang Kuo-t’ao—to Nanch’ang. Though Chang set out immediately, he did not reach Nanch’ang until July 31, the day before the rising. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms emissarialemissaryship Related forms emissionemitmissionary Common collocations emissary vein Noun + noun Etymology From French émissaire, from Latin emissarius (“agent, scout, spy”). Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # emissary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɛmɪˌsɛɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛmɪs(ə)ɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 19060 ## Meanings 1. An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else. ## Examples - The small group around Ch’en Tu-hsiu that had remained at headquarters hastily sent an emissary—Chang Kuo-t’ao—to Nanch’ang. Though Chang set out immediately, he did not reach Nanch’ang until July 31, the day before the rising. ## Derived Forms - emissarial - emissaryship ## Related Forms - emission - emit - missionary ## Etymology From French émissaire, from Latin emissarius (“agent, scout, spy”). ## Topics - Describing People markdown