Definitions for ambassadoræmˈbæs ə dər, -ˌdɔr
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
am•bas•sa•doræmˈbæs ə dər, -ˌdɔr(n.)
a diplomatic official of the highest rank, sent by one sovereign or state to another as its resident representative (ambas′sador extraor′dinary and plenipoten′tiary), or sent on a special or temporary mission.
Category: Government
a diplomatic official serving as permanent head of a country's mission to the United Nations or some other international organization.
Category: Government
an authorized messenger or representative.
Category: Government
Origin of ambassador:
1325–75; ME am-, embass(i)adour < AF ambassateur, ambassaduer < It ambassatore
am•bas′sa•dor•ship`(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
ambassador, embassador(noun)
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
ambassador(noun)
an informal representative
"an ambassador of good will"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ambassador(noun)æmˈbæs ə dər, -ˌdɔr
a country's highest ranking diplomat in another country
the Russian ambassador to China
Wiktionary
ambassador(Noun)
A trick to duck some ignorant fellow or landsman, frequently played on board ships in the warm latitudes. It is thus managed: A large tub is filled with water, and two stools placed on each side of it. Over the whole is thrown a tarpaulin, or old sail: this is kept tight by two persons, who are to represent the king and queen of a foreign country, and are seated on the stools. The person intended to be ducked plays the Ambassador, and after repeating a ridiculous speech dictated to him, is led in great form up to the throne, and seated between the king and queen, who rising suddenly as soon as he is seated, he falls backwards into the tub of water. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
ambassador(Noun)
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.
ambassador(Noun)
An official messenger and representative.
ambassador(Noun)
A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
Webster Dictionary
Ambassador(noun)
alt. of Embassador
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Ambassador
"an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth" (Wotton).
Translations for ambassador
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ambassador(noun)
the government minister appointed to act for his government in another country
the British Ambassador to Italy.
- ambassadeurAfrikaans
- سَفِيرArabic
- посланикBulgarian
- embaixadorPortuguese (BR)
- velvyslanecCzech
- der/die Botschafter(in)German
- ambassadørDanish
- πρεσβευτήςGreek
- embajador; embajadoraSpanish
- suursaadikEstonian
- سفیرFarsi
- suurlähettiläsFinnish
- ambassadeur, driceFrench
- שָׁגרִירHebrew
- राजदूतHindi
- veleposlanikCroatian
- nagykövetHungarian
- duta besarIndonesian
- sendiherraIcelandic
- ambasciatore, ambasciatriceItalian
- 大使Japanese
- 대사Korean
- ambasadoriusLithuanian
- vēstnieksLatvian
- dutaMalay
- ambassadeurDutch
- sendemann, ambassadørNorwegian
- ambasadorPolish
- سفیرPersian
- سفیرPashto
- embaixadorPortuguese
- ambasadorRomanian
- посолRussian
- veľvyslanec, -kyňaSlovak
- veleposlanikSlovenian
- ambasadorSerbian
- ambassadörSwedish
- เอกอัครราชทูตThai
- elçiTurkish
- 大使Chinese (Trad.)
- посол, посланникUkrainian
- سفیر ، ایلچیUrdu
- Đại sứVietnamese
- 大使Chinese (Simp.)
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