ambassador Play /æmˈbæsədər/nounAn accredited diplomat sent by a country as its official representative to a foreign country.the French ambassador to Portugalenvoy,diplomat,ambassador extraordinary,ambassador plenipotentiary,plenipotentiary,consul,attaché,chargé d’affaires,emissary,legate,nuncio,papal nuncio,representative,deputy SYNONYMS ambassador extraordinaryambassador plenipotentiaryattachéchargé d'affairesconsuldeputydiplomatemissaryenvoylegatenunciopapal nuncioplenipotentiaryrepresentative