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ambassadress

ambassadress

1 8.2
A woman who represents her country abroad
  • noun
  • /æmˈbæsədrɛs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : embajadora
  • Dreams of traveling the world and becoming a writer, an astronaut, a preschool teacher, an actress/singer, an ambassadress of goodwill, or anything or everything in between.

Examples

  • When he gives the game away to the ambassadress, there’ll be the deuce of a row.

    Pygmalion (1938)

  • A UN Ambassadress could not be faulted for not noticing the difference between these critics and those they were mimicking in Cairo.

    Blog text (4)

  • The ambassadress attended the conference to discuss international relations with other dignitaries.

  • As an ambassadress, she worked tirelessly to promote peace and understanding between nations.

  • The president appointed her as the new ambassadress, emphasizing her dedication to diplomacy.

Synonyms

ambassador
vsambassadress
  • Formal
∞ 3.7

An official who lives in another country and speaks for their government

refers specifically to a woman holding that highest diplomatic post
embassador
vsambassadress
  • Archaic
9.9

An old word for a senior official who a country sends to represent it in another country

is the modern term that names a woman in that diplomatic role

Surface Forms

ambassadress singular
ambassadresses plural

Morphology

ambassadress = ambassador (transparent) = ambassador + ess

The relationship is a straightforward feminine derivation from 'ambassador' using the productive (though somewhat dated) suffix '-ess'.

Etymology

The word ambassadress is the female form of ambassador, created by adding the feminine ending -ess. The word ambassador comes from the idea of someone 'sent to speak for their country', so an ambassadress is a woman sent to represent her nation.