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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

ambassador

/æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/

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What does ambassador mean?

noun

  1. A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
  2. An official messenger and representative.
  3. A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. 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.

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IPA pronunciation

/æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/æmˈbæs.əˌdɔɹ/
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No, lord ambassador, I’ll rather keep That which I have than, coveting for more, Be cast from possibility of all.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
M. de Bellegarde, like the stately ambassador that he was, continued the policy of ignoring what was disagreeable in his adversary’s replies.
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177
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When the dessert was on the board, a Swiss presented himself, with the announcement that a strange ambassador solicited an extraordinary audience.
Charles DickensPictures from ItalyProject Gutenberg ebook #650
This confederacy appointed a high chief as ambassador, who immediately departed to the south to visit the emperor at the golden city.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
The French were so determined to secure the Czarina, that they chose about seven of their handsomest young men to accompany their ambassador.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610