Definition of emissary Emissary

/ɛˈmʌsɛˌɹi/ - [emuseree] - em•is•sar•y

We found 12 definitions of emissary from 7 different sources.

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What does emissary mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: emissaries

emissary - someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
  envoy
  representative a person who represents others
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • emissary (n.)
    An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the people of the latter.
  • emissary (a.)
    Exploring; spying.
  • emissary (a.)
    Applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium through apertures in its walls.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • emissary
    A male person that negotiates something as a representative.
  • emissary
    A female person that negotiates something as a representative.
  • emissary
    A representative sent on a mission or errand.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • emissary
    A culvert or drain.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • emissary
    A person sent by any power that is at war with another, for the purpose of creating disaffection among the people of the latter.

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