noun
1.
a representative with a rank between an ambassador and a minister resident who is accredited to a foreign government
the President received the envoy from Spain
Synonyms: envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
Related Word: ambassador, attaché, chargé d'affaires, consul, councillor, internuncio, legate, minister, nuncio; diplomat
2.
Synonyms: messenger , bearer, carrier, courier, emissary, internuncio