ambassador

Meaning

Noun

• A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
• An official messenger and representative.
• A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.

Origin

• , from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos ("servant"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-h₂eǵ- ("drive around"), from *h₂m̥bʰi- + *h₂eǵ-.