émissaire

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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ēmissārius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.mi.sɛʁ/

Adjective

émissaire (plural émissaires)

emissary

Derived terms

bouc émissaire

Noun

émissaire m (plural émissaires)

emissary
Synonyms: représentant, ambassadeur

Related terms

émettre

Further reading

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

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