émissaire

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin ēmissārius.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /e.mi.sɛʁ/

Adjective[edit]

émissaire (plural émissaires)

emissary

Derived terms[edit]

bouc émissaire

Noun[edit]

émissaire m (plural émissaires)

emissary
Synonyms: représentant, ambassadeur

Related terms[edit]

émettre

Further reading[edit]

“émissaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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