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ambassador

/æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/
noun

A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)

  2. An official messenger and representative.

  3. A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.

    “As front hall porter, you are an ambassador for the hotel.”

  4. A player who is an excellent role-model and who upholds the integrity of the game and thereby contributes to the sport's popularity and growth.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English ambassadore, from Anglo-Norman ambassadeur, from Old Italian ambassadore, from Old Occitan ambaisador (“ambassador”), derivative of ambaissa (“service, mission, errand”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz (“servant”), from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-h₂eǵ- (“drive around”), from *h₂m̥bʰi- (“around”) + *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”).

AMBASSADOR at a glance

AMBASSADOR has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (A 1 + M 3 + B 3 + A 1 + S 1 + S 1 + A 1 + D 2 + O 1 + R 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,845 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with ambassador

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  • CORRIDOR11
  • VENDOR10
  • ODOR5
  • LABRADOR11
  • SPLENDOR11
  • CONDOR9
  • CANDOR9
  • MATADOR10
  • ARDOR6
  • CONQUISTADOR24
  • HUMIDOR13
  • MIRADOR10

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