Am*bas"sa*dor (#), Em*bas"sa*dor (#), n. [See Embassador.]
1.
A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.
⇒ Ambassador are either ordinary [or resident] or extraordinary, that is, sent upon some special or unusual occasion or errand.
Abbott.
2.
An official messenger and representative.
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