Emissary

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emissary \Em"is*sa*ry\, a.
     1. Exploring; spying. --B. Jonson.
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     2. (Anat.) Applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium
        through apertures in its walls.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emissary \Em"is*sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Emissaries}. [L. emissarius,
     fr. emittere, emissum, to send out: cf. F. ['e]missaire. See
     {Emit}.]
     An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the
     interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is
     at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the
     people of the latter.
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           Buzzing emissaries fill the ears
           Of listening crowds with jealousies and fears.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     Syn: {Emissary}, {Spy}.
  
     Usage: A spy is one who enters an enemy's camp or territories
            to learn the condition of the enemy; an emissary may
            be a secret agent appointed not only to detect the
            schemes of an opposing party, but to influence their
            councils. A spy must be concealed, or he suffers
            death; an emissary may in some cases be known as the
            agent of an adversary without incurring similar
            hazard.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  emissary
       n : someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of
           someone else [syn: {envoy}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  55 Moby Thesaurus words for "emissary":
     Hermes, Iris, Mercury, Paul Revere, Pheidippides, ambassador,
     ambassadress, apostolic delegate, attache, bearer, career diplomat,
     carrier, chancellor, charge, commercial attache, commissar,
     commissary, commissionaire, commissioner, consul, consul general,
     consular agent, courier, delegate, diplomat, diplomatic,
     diplomatic agent, diplomatic courier, diplomatist, envoy,
     envoy extraordinary, estafette, express, foreign service officer,
     go-between, herald, internuncio, legate, message-bearer, messenger,
     military attache, minister, minister plenipotentiary,
     minister resident, nuncio, plenipotentiary, post, postboy,
     postrider, resident, runner, secretary, secretary of legation,
     vice-consul, vice-legate