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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
emissary
n 1: someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of
someone else [syn: emissary, envoy]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Emissary \Em"is*sa*ry\, a.
1. Exploring; spying. --B. Jonson.
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2. (Anat.) Applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium
through apertures in its walls.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Emissary \Em"is*sa*ry\, n.; pl. Emissaries. [L. emissarius,
fr. emittere, emissum, to send out: cf. F. ['e]missaire. See
Emit.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
Buzzing emissaries fill the ears
Of listening crowds with jealousies and fears.
--Dryden.
Syn: Emissary, Spy.
Usage: A spy is one who enters an enemy's camp or territories
to learn the condition of the enemy; an emissary may
be a secret agent appointed not only to detect the
schemes of an opposing party, but to influence their
councils. A spy must be concealed, or he suffers
death; an emissary may in some cases be known as the
agent of an adversary without incurring similar
hazard.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for Emissary:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Hermes, Iris, Mercury, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, ambassador, ambassadress, apostolic delegate, attache, bearer, career diplomat, carrier, chancellor, charge, commercial attache, commissar, commissary, commissionaire, commissioner, consul, consul general, consular agent, courier, delegate, diplomat, diplomatic, diplomatic agent, diplomatic courier, diplomatist, envoy, envoy extraordinary, estafette, express, foreign service officer, go-between, herald, internuncio, legate, message-bearer, messenger, military attache, minister, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, nuncio, plenipotentiary, post, postboy, postrider, resident, runner, secretary, secretary of legation, vice-consul, vice-legate |
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Common Misspellings > |
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