emissary
nounHow many syllables in emissary?
There are 4 syllables in the word emissary.How to pronounce emissary:
Definition of emissary:
- emissary (noun):
- one designated as the agent of another representative
- an agent sent on a mission by a government or head of state
- someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
Synonyms for emissary:
agent
ambassador
attaché
consul
courier
delegate
deputy
diplomat
envoy
go-between
herald
legate
messenger
minister
representative
Antonyms for emissary:
receiver
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- emigration
- emblematize
- embarrassing
- emanated
- elysium
- elodea
- elisabeth
- elimelech
- elianna
- elevenses
- elevators
- elefante
- electronic
- electrify
- elatedness
- ejacula
- eisenhower
- egotism
- effectiveness
- editable
- ecphonesis
- economics
- ecology
- echinoderm
- ecchymosis
- eavesdropping
- eavesdropper
- dysprosium
- duplicator
- draconian
- dorsalgia
- dominating
- diuretic
- distribution
- distributed
- distinguishment
- distinctio
- dissentious
- disqualify
- disqualified
- disposable
- disparity
- disparaging
- disenchantment
- disembarkment
- discriminate
- discovery
- disconsider
- disconcerting
- discomfited
- … more
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