ambassador
/æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.35 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
noun
An official messenger and representative.
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "Vergenne'fury reached its height when the priest tried to involve the English ambassador."
- "The new accusation brought by Urban against Manfred of murdering his sister-in-law's embassador – it may be observed that, tacitly, he acquits him of parricide, fratricide, and nepoticide – requires a little explanation."
- "As front hall porter, you are an ambassador for the hotel."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰí Proto-Celtic *ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Celtic *ageti Proto-Celtic *-tos Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos Gaulish ambaxtosbor. Proto-Germanic *ambahtazder. Latin ambasciātor Old Occitan ambaisadorbor. Old Italian ambassatorebor. Anglo-Norman ambassadeurbor. Middle English ambassadore English ambassador 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”). Displaced native Old English ǣrendraca.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ambassadore, ambassadeur, ambaisador, *ambahtaz, ambaxtos, *ambaxtos
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/
- British English: /æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/