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ambassadorAn official representative of a country who is sent to live in a foreign country

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: An official representative of a country who is sent to live in a foreign country

Pronunciation (IPA): /æmˈbæsədər/

Korean meaning: 외국에 파견되어 자국을 대표하는 공식 외교관, 대사

Korean pronunciation: 앰**배**서더

Example Sentences

  • The ambassador threw a kimchi party at the embassy, but forgot to warn the guests about the spiciness.
  • As a youth ambassador for environmental protection, she organized beach cleanup campaigns.
  • The celebrity ambassador for the charity accidentally promoted the wrong phone number during the TV interview.

ambassador

NOUN

//æmˈbæsədər//

An official representative of a country who is sent to live in a foreign country

ambassador concept
💡 Concept

An official representative of a country who is sent to live in a foreign country

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/æmˈbæsədər/
🇬🇧 UK/æmˈbæsədə/

🌳Etymology

Prefixamb--
Rootambass
Suffix--ador

Origin

From Old French 'ambassadeur', derived from the Vulgar Latin 'ambactia' meaning 'mission' or 'errand', which comes from Celtic 'ambactos' meaning 'servant' or 'vassal'.

🎵Rhyme

passengermessengerscavenger
passenger
messenger
scavenger

🔗Collocations

diplomatic ambassador
goodwill ambassador
brand ambassador
recall an ambassador
ambassador's residence
peace ambassador

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The ambassador threw a kimchi party at the embassy, but forgot to warn the guests about the spiciness.

As a youth ambassador for environmental protection, she organized beach cleanup campaigns.

😄 Fun example

The celebrity ambassador for the charity accidentally promoted the wrong phone number during the TV interview.

Our country's ambassador to France speaks five languages fluently.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

envoyrepresentativedelegateemissarydiplomat

Antonyms

citizenlocal

Related

embassyconsulatediplomatforeign affairsdelegation

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