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ambassadors

am·bas·sa·dor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [am-bas-uh-der, -dawr]
    • /æmˈbæs ə dər, -ˌdɔr/
    • /æmˈbæs.ə.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [am-bas-uh-der, -dawr]
    • /æmˈbæs ə dər, -ˌdɔr/

Definitions of ambassadors word

  • noun ambassadors a novel (1903) by Henry James. 1
  • noun ambassadors Plural form of ambassador. 1
  • noun ambassadors plural of ambassador. 0

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Origin of ambassadors

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English am-, embass(i)adour, imbassadore < Anglo-French ambassateur, ambassaduer < Italian ambassatore, dialectal Italian ambassadore, equivalent to ambass- (see embassy) -atore, -adore < Latin -ātōrem accusative of -ātor -ator

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Parts of speech for Ambassadors

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ambassadors popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

ambassadors usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ambassadors

noun ambassadors

  • representatives — a person or thing that represents another or others.
  • agents — Plural form of agent.

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