ambassador

noun

USam-BAS-uh-dur/æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/UKam-BAS-uh-duh/æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/

4 meanings of ambassador

1
nouncountable
A person sent to live in another country to officially speak for their own government.
Like a captain who speaks for the whole team to people outside it.
The new ambassador presented her papers to the king last week.
Each country sends an ambassador to live in the capital.
Similarenvoy, emissary
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2
nouncountable
A person who speaks for a company in public and helps people like its products.
Like a friendly face the company sends out to win people over.
The company hired a famous athlete as its ambassador.
As brand ambassador, she appears in all their ads.
Similarrepresentative, spokesperson
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3
nouncountable
A person sent to carry messages and speak for someone in an official way.
Like someone you send to speak for you when you can't go yourself.
The king sent an ambassador to deliver his reply to the rebels.
They chose a trusted ambassador to carry the peace terms.
Similarenvoy, emissary, messenger, representative
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4
nouncountable
A player who sets a good example and helps make their sport more popular.
Like a player everyone looks up to and wants to copy.
Fans saw the captain as a true ambassador for the game.
Every young athlete wanted to be an ambassador like her.
Similaradvocate, champion
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Origin

It came through Middle English and French from Old Italian and Old Occitan, from a word meaning 'service' or 'mission'. The root goes back to a word meaning 'servant'.