Home › Dictionary › ambassador

ambassador

noun/æmˈbæsədə/ (am-BAS-uh-duh)Level B1
ambassador meaning picture: A diplomat in formal clothes shaking hands with officials outside an embassy building with flags
Picture meaning of “ambassador” — A senior official sent by a country to represent it in another country.

A senior official sent by a country to represent it in another country.

An ambassador heads an embassy abroad. The word is also used for a famous person who promotes a brand or cause.

ambassador meaning in Hindi

वह वरिष्ठ अधिकारी जिसे कोई देश दूसरे देश में अपना प्रतिनिधित्व करने भेजता है; राजदूत।

राजदूत विदेश में दूतावास का प्रमुख होता है। यह शब्द किसी ब्रांड या उद्देश्य का प्रचार करने वाले मशहूर व्यक्ति के लिए भी आता है।

Examples

  1. Our school invited a retired ambassador to talk about life as a diplomat.हमारे स्कूल ने राजनयिक जीवन के बारे में बताने के लिए एक सेवानिवृत्त राजदूत को बुलाया।
  2. India's ambassador to Japan met business leaders to discuss new investments.जापान में भारत के राजदूत ने नए निवेश पर चर्चा के लिए उद्योगपतियों से मुलाक़ात की।

Synonyms & antonyms

envoydiplomatrepresentative

Memory trick

An AMBASSADOR works from the EMBASSY — the two words share the same root.

💡 Did you know?

Commonwealth countries exchange High Commissioners instead of ambassadors, so India has a High Commissioner, not an ambassador, in London.

Word origin

From Middle English ambassadore, from Anglo-Norman ambassadeur, from roa-oit ambassadore, from pro ambaisador ('ambassador'), derivative of ambaissa ('service, mission, errand'), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ambahtaz ('servant'), from cel-gau ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos, from...

Other meanings

noun A senior diplomat sent as the representative of his country.

adjective relating to an ambassador or the work of representing a country abroad

ambassador meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीवह वरिष्ठ अधिकारी जिसे कोई देश दूसरे देश में अपना प्रतिनिधित्व करने भेजता है; राजदूत।
Arabic · العربيةمسؤول رفيع ترسله دولة لتمثيلها في دولة أخرى؛ سفير.
French · FrançaisHaut fonctionnaire envoyé par un pays pour le représenter dans un autre pays ; ambassadeur.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaPejabat senior yang dikirim suatu negara untuk mewakilinya di negara lain; duta besar.
Chinese · 中文一国派驻另一国、代表本国的高级官员;大使。

Quick check

What does “ambassador” mean?

Practise “ambassador” in the WordVizo app

Picture quizzes, a memory ladder that brings words back before you forget them, and 60,000+ words. The Android app is coming soon.

Get notified

More words to learn

altogether — picture meaning
altogether

completely; or when everything is counted together, in total

amateur — picture meaning
amateur

someone who does an activity for enjoyment, not as a paid profession

amaze — picture meaning
amaze

to surprise someone very much

ambition — picture meaning
ambition

A strong wish to achieve something, such as success, power or a partic

ambitious — picture meaning
ambitious

Strongly wanting to succeed; or, of a plan, large and difficult to ach

amble — picture meaning
amble

to walk slowly and in a relaxed way, with no hurry