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) (file)

Noun

envoy (plural envoys)

(law) A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
A representative.
special envoy to the United Nations
A diplomat.
A messenger.
(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

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)

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