# emissary

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛmɪs(ə)ɹi/ · frequency rank #35,278

## Definitions
1. An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
2. An agent sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else.
3. A venous channel in the skull.
4. An underground channel by which the water of a lake escapes.

## Etymology
From French émissaire, from Latin emissarius (“agent, scout, spy”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`eimssary`, `emisary`, `emisasry`, `emissarry`, `emissaryy`, `emissayr`, `emissray`, `emmissary`, `emsisary`, `meissary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/emissary