Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goodwill ambassador

/ɡʊdˈwɪl æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: good-will am-bas-sador
IPA: /ɡʊdˈwɪl æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/

28

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public figure who, as a volunteer, is an advocate for a good cause on behalf of a public organization.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of goodwill ambassador (“as a legal title before a name”).

Example Sentences

"Russian supermodel and philanthropist Natalia Vodianova became a United Nations goodwill ambassador on Wednesday, pledging to promote the sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls and tackle stigmas surrounding their bodies."

Etymology

Origin 1927 when Calvin Coolidge, the United States president designated Col. Charles Lindbergh its Goodwill Ambassador during one of his most famous flights. As a compound word representing an honorific title that was merged over time from three lexemes good-will plus ambassador which is still used descriptively by the State of Kentucky to define the Kentucky Colonel as its "ambassador of good-will".

Inflected Forms

goodwill ambassadors (plural) GA (alternative) GWA (alternative)

Phrases

global goodwill ambassador goodwill ambassador-at-large goodwill ambassadorship goodwill ambassadress goodwill diplomacy goodwill embassy

Questions

How do you pronounce goodwill ambassador?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡʊdˈwɪl æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/.
What does goodwill ambassador mean?: A public figure who, as a volunteer, is an advocate for a good cause on behalf of a public organization.
Where does goodwill ambassador come from?: Origin 1927 when Calvin Coolidge, the United States president designated Col. Charles Lindbergh its Goodwill Ambassador during one of his most famous flights. As a compound word representing an honorific title that was merged over time from three lexemes good-will plus ambassador which is still used descriptively by the State of Kentucky to define the Kentucky Colonel as its "ambassador of good-will".

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