Envoy Synonyms

ĕnvoi, ŏn-
A person who carries messages or is sent on errands
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. bearer
  2. carrier
  3. conveyer
  4. courier
  5. messenger
  6. runner
  7. transporter
A brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. emissary
  2. agent
  3. diplomat
  4. representative
  5. ambassador
  6. attaché
  7. intermediary
  8. envoi
  9. consul
  10. courier
  11. deputy
  12. envoy extraordinary
  13. legate
  14. messenger
  15. minister
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A diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. envoy extraordinary
  2. minister plenipotentiary

Envoy Sentence Examples

  • The envoy was therefore dismissed.

  • In 1864 he went as Hessian envoy to Vienna, retiring in 1872 when the post was abolished.

  • The intrigues of the French envoy in corrupting the knights of the order of St John were completely successful.

  • He earned distinction in 1562 at the council of Trent as envoy of King Sebastian.

  • From 1816 to 1818 he was Luxemburg envoy at the German diet, but was recalled, at the instance of Metternich, owing to his too independent advocacy of state constitutions.

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